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EPA Revises How It Studies Chemicals’ Risks for Restrictions

Future decisions the EPA makes about whether chemicals are so risky that their commercial uses must be restricted will be made using statutory interpretations and policies the Biden administration already has been using, according to a final rule the agency released Tuesday.

New US Effort to Lift Offshore Wind Features Turbines in Pacific

The Biden administration is taking steps to jump-start the fledgling offshore wind sector, outlining a five-year leasing plan that would include turbines in the far reaches of the Pacific.

California Sanctuary Deal Smooths Path for Offshore Wind Farm

California’s Northern Chumash Tribal Council and wind-energy companies leasing sites near Morro Bay have reached a landmark agreement that may ease a path for developing offshore wind farms.

EPA Didn’t Respond to State’s Clean Air Violation, Suit Says

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to act when New York didn’t implement a plan addressing its noncompliance with Clean Air Act standards, according to a new lawsuit Tuesday.

Budget Cuts Will Force Tough Choices, EPA’s Chemical Boss Says

Recent budget cuts mean the EPA’s chemicals office will have to more carefully pick and choose what it can focus on, the department’s head told staffers on Tuesday.

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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Biden Advances Plan to Make US Freight Shipping Carbon-Free

The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry, including plans for standardizing charging infrastructure for electric trucks and accelerating the adoption of emission-free big rigs.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

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Lawyer Who Strong-Armed Client for Book Details Disbarred

The Wisconsin Supreme Court pulled the license of a lawyer who threatened to sue his client’s relatives if the woman wouldn’t give up her attorney-client privilege so the attorney could use the material in a tell-all book about a murder trial.

Trump Asks Georgia Judge to Toss Two Counts in Election Case

Donald Trumpasked a judge to toss two counts in the Georgia election-fraud case, arguing that local Fulton County District Attorney <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-10bd-d583-afbf-d2fdda6a0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Fani Willis can’t charge him with making false filings in federal court.