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Kentucky Challenge to Former WOTUS Rule Meets Skeptical Panel

A Sixth Circuit panel appeared unconvinced during oral arguments Thursday by Kentucky’s attempt to challenge a federal waters rule that has since been amended by the Biden administration.

Hawaiian Electric Among Firms in $4 Billion Maui Fire Deal

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. is among the companies that have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion to resolve hundreds of lawsuits over the wildfires that ripped through Maui last year, according to people familiar with the deal.

Alaska Salmon Litigants Want Ruling Before New NOAA Analysis

Advocates sparring over a court order that could halt salmon harvests in southeast Alaska asked a federal appeals panel Thursday to rule in their respective favors ahead of renewed government analysis.

SunPower Wins Dismissal of Investor Suit Over Defects

A federal judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against SunPower Corp. alleging the solar energy company hid information about product defects.

NY Environmental Group’s Challenge to Waste Facility Revived

A New York appellate court revived a challenge to a proposed waste and recycling facility in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York that a nonprofit environmental group says would contaminate residents’ drinking water.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

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Stellantis Forks Out $190 Million in US Fuel-Economy Fines

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"00000190-d1b2-da8a-a99e-dbf3acb10000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Stellantis NV paid $190 million in civil penalties in the first half of 2024 for failing to meet US fuel-efficiency standards, filings with regulators showed.

US Federal Agencies Hit in Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Glitch

US federal agencies were among those reeling from a massive technology outage Friday after a flawed software update by <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/CRWD%20US%20Equity/MGMT","_id":"00000190-cd85-da8a-a99e-dff7f27b0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. disrupted global computer networks.

FTC Eyes Oil Bosses’ Texts for Signs of Collusion With OPEC

The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-ccf1-da8a-a99e-dff308ad0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether executives at major oil companies including Hess Corp., Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Diamondback Energy Inc. improperly communicated with OPEC officials.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

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From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos (1)

In what will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/CRWD%20US%20Equity/FA","_id":"00000190-cda8-da8a-a99e-dffb21f60000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday.

Nippon Steel Hires Pompeo to Help Clinch US Steel Sale (2)

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/5401%20JP%20Equity","_id":"00000190-cd83-da8a-a99e-dff3835e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Nippon Steel Corp. has hired former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to help complete a proposed purchase of United States Steel Corp., a deal facing bipartisan opposition from Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.