Maui Sued for Allegedly Taking Land for Wildfire Debris Disposal
Maui County unlawfully designated a property owner’s land as a permanent disposal site for wildfire debris and future landfill operations, the owner said in a federal lawsuit.
Ongoing litigation promises to further alter the scope of Clean Water Act protections for wetlands in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA nearly 11 months ago, water lawyers say.
The state of Alaska is pushing for the Interior Department to approve a 211-mile mining road in Alaska’s Arctic after reports that the Biden administration will reject the proposed Ambler Road.
A measure to prevent the SEC from implementing its March climate disclosure regulation cleared a House panel Wednesday along party lines.
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The Biden administration released policy recommendations Wednesday to speed up the connection of more clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the growing backlog of solar, wind, and battery projects seeking to be built.
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.
Maui County unlawfully designated a property owner’s land as a permanent disposal site for wildfire debris and future landfill operations, the owner said in a federal lawsuit.
US lawmakers urged the Pentagon to bar Internet-connected vehicles with Chinese technology from entering US military bases, building on a Biden administration probe into security risks posed by the cars.
California energy agencies along with utility-owners
Michael Regan, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will testify April 30 before House appropriators on the White House’s $11 billion fiscal year 2025 budget request for his agency.
The EPA has issued a new internal policy that could have a dramatic effect on whether enforcement cases are pursued as civil or criminal matters, and how easily that decision can change in midstream.
The Scottish government scrapped a plan to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030, conceding the target is unachievable and that it needs to recalibrate its approach to tackling <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/TNI%20SCOTS%20CLIMATE","_id":"0000018e-f1e3-d583-afbf-f3ffead60000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">climate change-bsp-bb-link>.
Humans started using chemicals to supercharge the capacity of clouds to release rain and snow decades ago, and the technology is gaining new traction as climate change makes some regions hotter and drier. While popular in some countries, including the US, cloud seeding is controversial because it can have unintended consequences such as too much rain and increased pollution.
Global ESG investors with $9.5 trillion under management say it’s time to demand more accountability from private markets, amid evidence they’re increasingly absorbing fossil-fuel assets.
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke, as the saying sort of goes; and wildfire smoke will be one of the most noticeable ways climate change threatens human health in the years to come.
Mexico’s federal government, under pressure from the US, is refusing to offer Chinese automakers incentives as low-cost public land or tax cuts for investment in EV production, Reuters <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SC4VH6MB2SJT","_id":"0000018e-f220-d583-afbf-f2fcb72f0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">reports-bsp-bb-link>, citing three Mexican officials.
Rudolph Giuliani wants to hire a friend and associate as “special litigation counsel” while the former New York mayor takes on multiple legal challenges.
The Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly advanced the federal appellate nomination of Nancy Maldonado, who’s a judicial trailblazer for Hispanic women.
The Supreme Court’s ruling that a St. Louis police sergeant can sue over a job transfer she claims was discriminatory was championed as “an enormous win for workers.” But hours after the decision, lawyers were warning that the outcome could have a chilling effect on employers’ diversity initiatives.
Alex Hastings has joined Morgan Lewis as a partner with the regulatory practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Thursday.
Nancy B. Ryan has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in New York, the firm said Thursday.
Lawyer Sidney Powell can’t be disciplined by the State Bar of Texas for advancing false claims that Donald Trump was the rightful winner of the 2020 presidential election, a state appeals court said, affirming a trial court.
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