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  • July 14, 2026

    Landowner Says Verizon Tower Bad For Endangered Birds

    Verizon is trying to build a cell tower in wetlands that are frequented by endangered birds, and a local siting council should not have given the mobile company the green light to do so, according to a complaint filed recently with a Connecticut state court.

  • July 14, 2026

    Claims In Challenge To Coast Guard Vessel Routes Tossed

    A California federal judge said environmental groups have prematurely challenged a U.S. Coast Guard vessel route study they said fails to protect species from shipping traffic along the Pacific Coast, noting the Coast Guard hasn't adopted its recommendations.

  • July 14, 2026

    USPTO Decries Arbitrator's 'Extreme' Mgmt Rights Threat

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has pushed back on an arbitrator holding that the agency violated union agreements when ending telework arrangements, saying the arbitrator ignored management rights provisions and added her own terms to the contract.

  • July 14, 2026

    NJ Supreme Court To Review Environmental Justice Rules

    The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certification petitions filed by industry and labor groups that have challenged environmental justice rules that Garden State regulators enacted.

  • July 14, 2026

    Feds Say Fishing, Research Can Coexist In Marine Monument

    The Trump administration has urged a D.C. federal court to toss a lawsuit lodged by environmental groups over allowing commercial fishing in a protected marine area off the coast of Massachusetts, arguing the interests of both groups can coexist.

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Areas of Coverage

  • 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
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Environmental enforcement actions
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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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