Wildfire Mitigation Project Will Harm Threatened Owls, Suit Says
The US Bureau of Land Management unlawfully authorized a logging project in Oregon that could harm northern spotted owls, conservation groups alleged in a federal lawsuit.
Regulatory requirements for safer, more sustainable chemicals don’t always align with governmental clean energy and other goals, according to speakers at a chemical regulations conference.
The Biden administration announced Wednesday a conditional loan commitment of up to $1.52 billion for a loan guarantee to help restart a shuttered nuclear plant in Michigan, a significant move to keep reactors running as a major source of zero-carbon power and high-paying jobs.
Planned improvements to speed and enhance new chemical reviews may be paused as the EPA decides how to allocate cuts Congress recently made to its fiscal year 2024 budget.
The Biden administration wants the Tennessee Valley Authority to reevaluate preferred plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant to replace an aging coal facility scheduled to close by 2027, finding deficiencies in the federally owned utility’s environmental review.
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.
The US Bureau of Land Management unlawfully authorized a logging project in Oregon that could harm northern spotted owls, conservation groups alleged in a federal lawsuit.
The US Tax Court ruled Thursday that a Treasury regulation used by the IRS to block a $14.8 million conservation easement deduction based on the easement’s deed is invalid under the Administrative Procedure Act.
A former US State Department foreign affairs officer, whose security clearance was revoked after it came to light that he was linked to white nationalism, failed to state a legal claim against the department, a federal court said, dismissing all of his claims on the merits.
The US Bureau of Land Management will pause 199 drilling permits in the Greater Chaco region of New Mexico while it reviews the effect of their greenhouse gas emissions, following Tenth Circuit guidance to determine whether the permit approvals should be vacated.
The Department of Energy has made $62 million in funding available for 17 projects related to battery recycling, according to a Thursday news release.
Methane spewing from major US landfills is on average 40% greater than reported, according to a new study published in Science in which scientists used aerial surveys to identify point source emissions from hundreds of waste sites.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday finalized three rules for implementing the Endangered Species Act, including how the agency will protect habitat for imperiled plants and animals.
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Tony Townley, co-founder of the Zaxby’s restaurant chain, and his wife Elizabeth must resolve their $43.3 million tax refund suit with the IRS at trial to determine the proper value of their donated conservation easements, a federal court said.
Roughly 50 companies accused of violating a New Jersey law enforcement privacy statute—including the likes of
Jon Mize has been appointed managing partner of Womble Bond Dickinson’s Raleigh and Research Triangle Park, N.C., offices, effective April 1, the firm said Thursday.
Jeewon Serrato and Shruti Bhutani Arora have joined Pillsbury as partners in the San Francisco office, the firm said Thursday.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is protected from a potential malpractice suit brought by a formerly bankrupt luxury hotel owner thanks to liability releases in the hotel’s bankruptcy plan, an appellate court said.
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit plans to hold oral argument at Catholic University’s law school, reviving its once regular practice to visit local law schools for the first time since before the pandemic.
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