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  • March 13, 2026

    Trump Orders Restart Of Calif. Coast Oil Operations

    The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act directing Sable Offshore Corp. to restart a pipeline in Southern California that was shuttered in 2015 following a massive oil spill, drawing the ire of environmental groups that say the "defective" pipeline is too dangerous.

  • March 13, 2026

    AIG Policy Excludes $150M Pollution Coverage, 7th Circ. Finds

    A Seventh Circuit panel on Friday ruled an AIG unit has no duty to cover $150 million in legal costs for Sterigenics and its former parent company following input from the Illinois Supreme Court on how to apply a pollution exclusion in the relevant policy.

  • March 13, 2026

    DuPont Can't Trim Lead Exposure Case, Judge Advises

    A DuPont company and Hammond Group Inc. shouldn't be allowed to whittle down a proposed class action accusing them of exposing Indiana children to lead for decades, according to a federal magistrate judge's recommendations that rejected arguments that the plaintiffs, who say they have lead in their bones, were not injured.

  • March 13, 2026

    Fla. Land Use Bill Passes With Controversy Quelled In Part

    On the final day of their annual regular session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that imposes a variety of preemptions on local governments' land use review after they removed parts that threatened Miami's Urban Development Boundary but left in a provision that clears a path for a controversial project in Miami Beach.

  • March 13, 2026

    Colo. Recycling Law Faces Challenge From Lubricant Group

    A trade group for lubricant producers has claimed in Colorado state court that the implementation of a new recycling program led to members being charged "exorbitant" and "illegal" fees by a nonprofit run entirely by its direct competitors and which represents oil and gas giants such as Chevron and Shell.

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