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  • March 11, 2026

    Bayer AG's Monsanto Pays $1M For Misclassified PCB Docs

    Bayer AG-owned Monsanto shelled out $1 million in sanctions on Tuesday based on a Washington state court's findings that the agro-chemical giant improperly marked thousands of documents as privileged when battling PCB poisoning claims tied to an Evergreen State school in a series of cases that have since been settled.

  • March 11, 2026

    Interior Dept. Sued Over Alaska Federal Land Revocation

    The U.S. Department of the Interior was hit with a lawsuit from environmental organizations accusing it of failing to consult stakeholders and meaningfully justify its decision to revoke federal protections from 2 million acres of land in northern Alaska where mining and development have been prohibited since the 1970s.

  • March 11, 2026

    Mitsubishi Calls Engine Emissions Class Action A Nonstarter

    Mitsubishi wants to flush a Washington resident's putative class action accusing the business of dodging federal emissions regulations for marine engines, telling a Seattle federal judge Tuesday the suit is founded on federal Clean Air Act claims that only the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can enforce.

  • March 11, 2026

    PacifiCorp Owes More Than $53M In Latest Wildfire Verdict

    An Oregon state jury has awarded $53.4 million in noneconomic damages in the latest trial over wildfires PacifiCorp was found liable for starting around the state on Labor Day 2020, including awards to a couple who owned an excavation company.

  • March 11, 2026

    Dem Lawmakers Dispute Economics Of Arctic Oil Leasing

    Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House have condemned the Trump administration's plans to auction off lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas companies, saying there is no economic interest to be gained from drilling.

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