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Supreme Court Orders Redo of Wetlands Dispute Post-Chevron

The Eighth Circuit must reconsider whether a South Dakota farmer’s land qualifies as a wetland after the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Chevron doctrine last week.

Louisiana Gives Denka Two-Year Extension on Chloroprene Rule

Denka Performance Elastomer LLC will have now have two years to comply with the EPA’s new air toxics rules for carcinogenic emissions, despite an appellate panel denying the company’s legal bid to halt the rule’s original shorter deadline.

Tribe Challenges Gold Mine’s Permit, Alleging Violence Risks

An Alaska gold mine set to begin operations is in the crosshairs of a legal complaint on the grounds that the federal government didn’t take the required hard look before permitting it.

Supreme Court Orders Redo of FERC Case After Chevron Ruling

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that following its recent rollback of the Chevron doctrine, a lower court must reconsider a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order that required a utility to buy solar power.

EPA’s Climate Indicators Report Details Worsening US Impacts

More frequent heat waves, a shorter snowpack season, and nighttime temperatures rising faster than daytime are some of the consequences of climate change brought into focus in the EPA’s updated Climate Change Indicators report.

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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Chevron Questions Answered: What’s Next After High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated a 40-year-old precedent known as Chevron deference, a doctrine that empowered federal regulators to interpret unclear laws. Reporters Robert Iafolla and Courtney Rozen offer insight into what comes next for the administration, the courts, regulated industry, and their lawyers.

Climate Tech’s Dangerous Trek Across the “Valley of Death”

Accelerating climate change is prompting a rethink of how investors and bankers finance companies developing critical green tech. The industries that should be thriving at this stage of the energy transition — batteries, green hydrogen, “clean” steel— are square pegs that don’t fit in the round hole of capital markets. As a result, many promising green-tech innovators aren’t getting enough money — and dying on the vine.

Law Clerk vs. AI? Courthouse Test Highlights Judicial Curiosity

Law clerks and interns for federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez recently spent weeks poring over evidence from a high-profile trial on challenges to Texas’ voting and election laws, and then summarized key testimony for the court’s official findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Anglo Considers Options to Sell Coal Assets After Fire

Anglo American Plc is considering options to push ahead with a sale of its coal business after an explosion at its flagship Australian mine, including the possibility of selling individual assets or excluding the damaged operation from a potential deal.

Constellation Discussing Three Mile Island Restart, Reuters Says

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"00000190-77ec-d0b4-afdb-77ff91c80000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Constellation Energy Corp. is in discussions with Pennsylvania authorities to help fund a restart of a unit at the Three Mile Island power plant, which saw a partial meltdown almost half a century ago, Reuters reported this week.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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Chevron Questions Answered: What’s Next After High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated a 40-year-old precedent known as Chevron deference, a doctrine that empowered federal regulators to interpret unclear laws. Reporters Robert Iafolla and Courtney Rozen offer insight into what comes next for the administration, the courts, regulated industry, and their lawyers.

Law Clerk vs. AI? Courthouse Test Highlights Judicial Curiosity

Law clerks and interns for federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez recently spent weeks poring over evidence from a high-profile trial on challenges to Texas’ voting and election laws, and then summarized key testimony for the court’s official findings of fact and conclusions of law.