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  • May 07, 2026

    Insurer Owes No Coverage For Mall Pollution, Fla. Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge ruled an insurance company doesn't have to provide coverage to the owner of a California shopping center contaminated with dry cleaner chemicals, finding that benefits were properly denied under site development and pollution exclusions in the policy issued by the insurer. 

  • May 07, 2026

    NAACP Urges Miss. Judge To Turn Off XAI Gas Turbines

    The NAACP has asked a Mississippi federal judge to block X.AI Corp. from operating a battery of polluting gas turbines in the community of Southaven, asserting it has continued to add turbines to power a nearby data center rather than address permitting violations.

  • May 07, 2026

    Md. Congressmembers Press Air Force For Fuel Leak Details

    Maryland's Democratic congressmembers asked the U.S. Air Force to explain "a notable delay" in reporting comprehensive information to state officials about a leak of 32,000 gallons of jet fuel earlier this year at Joint Base Andrews.

  • May 07, 2026

    Mich. Judge Won't Let 3M Out Of Landfill Contamination Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday denied 3M Co.'s motion to dismiss hazardous chemicals contamination claims brought by two landfill companies that say polyfluoroalkyl-laced products 3M sold to a boot maker led to pollution in the landfills' runoff.

  • May 07, 2026

    Judge Won't Pause Hawaii Climate Suit For High Court Review

    A Hawaii state judge refused to pause Honolulu's climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates the future of a similar case lodged by Boulder, Colorado, saying the case is not federally preempted.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • State and international environmental regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
  • Coastal Zone Management Act
  • Endangered Species Act
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  • Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Emissions regulation
  • Climate change rules
  • Cap-and-trade programs
  • Alternative energy initiatives
  • Offshore drilling regulation
  • State and international legislation and regulation
  • Environmental lobbying
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  • Pollution investigations and cleanups
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Energy infrastructure projects
  • Renewable energy deals
  • LITIGATION
  • Pollution suits and toxic torts
  • Land- and water-use disputes
  • Environmental nuisance suits
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of environmental practices

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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