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March 03, 2026
Trump Plan To Reopen Coal Plant Is Illegal, Wash. AG Says
Washington state's attorney general and five environmental watchdogs are challenging the Trump administration's effort to reopen a decommissioned coal power plant in Chehalis, Washington, arguing that the U.S. Department of Energy lacks the authority to force the plant back into operation.
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March 03, 2026
EPA Fights Fluoridated Water IQ Risk Finding At 9th Circ.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a ruling that the EPA's current "optimal" level of fluoride in drinking water poses an unreasonable risk of lowering children's IQ, arguing that the trial judge improperly held his ruling in abeyance for years to await more scientific evidence.
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March 03, 2026
Split 9th Circ. Tells EPA To Review Cadmium's Species Impact
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must analyze how its revised water quality standards for cadmium would affect endangered species, a split Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, upholding a conservation organization's victory in a lawsuit over the agency's guidance tripling the levels of the heavy metal allowed in U.S. waters.
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March 03, 2026
Judge Says Accounts Of DOJ And FEMA 'Completely Different'
A California federal judge overseeing a lawsuit by federal worker unions, local governments and nonprofits challenging Trump administration layoffs expressed deep frustration Tuesday after a U.S. Department of Justice attorney contradicted a senior Federal Emergency Management Agency official's sworn declaration in the case.
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March 03, 2026
9th Circ. Backs Captain's Conviction In Dive Boat Fire Tragedy
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a seaman's manslaughter conviction for the captain of a boat that caught fire killing 34 people, citing "overwhelming evidence" of his gross negligence including failure to train staff on fire safety, not enlisting a roving patrol and being the first to abandon the burning ship.
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