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FERC Grid Planning Rule Draws Challenge From State Regulators

State utility commissions from Louisiana and Mississippi want the Fifth Circuit to review a landmark power grid planning rule that deepened a rift between federal and some state regulators over who pays for long-range electric transmission projects.

EPA Agrees to Probe Baltimore Incinerator on Civil Rights Claims

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to pick up a civil rights investigation of Baltimore’s waste management plans, which residents say exposes already disadvantaged communities to pollution from one of the state’s largest trash incinerators.

Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing in National Youth Climate Case

A full Ninth Circuit appellate panel denied a request to reexamine a landmark constitutional climate case brought by youth plaintiffs almost a decade ago.

Denka Expands Legal War Against EPA Chemical Emission Rules

Denka Performance Elastomer LLC launched another legal brawl against the Environmental Protection Agency, which is under growing courtroom pressure for its crack down on carcinogenic emissions from a Louisiana neoprene facility.

Fallout From Chevron Decision Just Beginning: BLAW, BGOV Webinar

During the second installment of a webinar on the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, Bloomberg Law executive editor Jo-el Meyer spoke with reporter Kimberly Robinson, principal legal analyst Erin Webb, and Bloomberg Government analyst Karl Evers-Hillstrom about how the loss of Chevron deference will reverberate through federal rulemaking, the courts, and the halls of Congress.

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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EPA Agrees to Probe Baltimore Incinerator on Civil Rights Claims

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to pick up a civil rights investigation of Baltimore’s waste management plans, which residents say exposes already disadvantaged communities to pollution from one of the state’s largest trash incinerators.

Fallout From Chevron Decision Just Beginning: BLAW, BGOV Webinar

During the second installment of a webinar on the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, Bloomberg Law executive editor Jo-el Meyer spoke with reporter Kimberly Robinson, principal legal analyst Erin Webb, and Bloomberg Government analyst Karl Evers-Hillstrom about how the loss of Chevron deference will reverberate through federal rulemaking, the courts, and the halls of Congress.

FERC Grid Planning Rule Draws Challenge From State Regulators

State utility commissions from Louisiana and Mississippi want the Fifth Circuit to review a landmark power grid planning rule that deepened a rift between federal and some state regulators over who pays for long-range electric transmission projects.

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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