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• January 30, 2026

  DOE-Created Climate Panel Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

  A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Department of Energy violated the law when it formed a climate change science advisory panel that environmental groups alleged was created to undermine findings on the harmful impact of greenhouse gas emissions.

• January 30, 2026

  Trump Says Court Can't Review Rule Delay For Chemical Cos.

  The Trump administration has urged a D.C. federal judge to nix a lawsuit by green groups that claim it violated the Clean Air Act by postponing emission standard compliance deadlines for 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, arguing they lack standing since they fail to sufficiently allege injury from all facilities that received exemption.

• January 30, 2026

  Mich. Can't Shake Residents' Water Suit Based On Timeliness

  A Michigan appellate court has allowed lead contamination claims from Benton Harbor residents to proceed, affirming that state officials did not make clear the level of danger in the city's water system for purposes of starting the clock on the statute of limitations.

• January 30, 2026

  Okla. Gov. Challenges AG's Tribal Hunting Policy Opinion

  Oklahoma's governor and wildlife department have urged the Oklahoma Supreme Court to give them control over hunting and fishing rights on tribal reservation lands so they can issue state-managed permits, arguing that an opinion by the state's attorney general wrongly says federal law prohibits such permitting.

• January 30, 2026

  Feds Say Suit To Block Trump From Painting Building Is Moot

  The federal government asked a D.C. federal court to toss a lawsuit seeking to stop President Donald Trump from painting a historic building white, saying the president has already agreed to pause his plan until environmental reviews are completed.

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