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• February 04, 2026

  Exxon, Shell Say Oil Cos. Can't Be Sued For Wash. Heat Death

  Fossil fuel giants including Exxon Mobil and Shell pressed a Washington state judge Tuesday to toss a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over a 2021 Seattle heat wave death, saying the plaintiff family cannot use Evergreen State law to extract damages from oil corporations for harm allegedly caused by more than a century of global greenhouse gas emissions.

• February 04, 2026

  Senate Committee Mulls Autonomous Vehicle Standards

  U.S. Senate lawmakers on Wednesday renewed debate over how to craft a federal regulatory framework governing autonomous vehicles in the U.S., as Tesla, Waymo and other industry executives pressed for concrete rules to help drive innovation and competition, while also defending their safety records in the face of recent incidents.

• February 04, 2026

  NY, NJ Sue Feds Over Hudson River Tunnel Funding Pause

  New York and New Jersey have accused the U.S. Department of Transportation of unlawfully withholding $15 billion to fund the rehabilitation of aging commuter train tunnels under the Hudson River, saying the government did not give a valid reason for the decision.

• February 04, 2026

  'Extraordinary Circumstances': Elon Musk Faces USAID Depo

  A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday said billionaire Elon Musk must testify in litigation filed by U.S. Agency for International Development employees claiming he illegally dismantled the foreign aid agency while head of the advisory organization known as the Department of Government Efficiency, saying "extraordinary circumstances justify the deposition."

• February 04, 2026

  Panama Faces Arbitration Over Nixed Canal Contract

  Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that it has initiated arbitration against Panama after the country nixed its operating contract for the main entry and exit points of the Panama Canal, a year after the pact attracted the Trump administration's ire.

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