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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 Eases Way for Offshore Wind Farms

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 <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/WIND","_id":"0000018f-113b-d583-afbf-d3ffb43b0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">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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California Sanctuary Deal Eases Way for Offshore Wind Farms

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 <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/WIND","_id":"0000018f-113b-d583-afbf-d3ffb43b0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">wind farms.

Ohio Farmers Insurance Off the Hook For Pollution Coverage

Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. isn’t obligated to defend Courtland Co. Inc. against counterclaims for environmental damages filed by Union Carbide Corp., according to a federal judge who ruled that policy exclusions specifically preclude coverage for pollution-related incidents.

California, Texas Ports Secure Federal Money for Cleaner Trucks

Millions of dollars will go toward replacing gas- and diesel-powered trucks with low- and zero-emission ones at key ports in California, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, and elsewhere — part of a larger Biden administration effort to decarbonize the freight industry.

Biden Signs Aid Package With Iran Oil Sanctions Into Law

President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SC74JHDWRGG0","_id":"0000018f-10bb-d583-afbf-d2ff5f1d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">package that includes sanctions on Iran’s oil sector into law Wednesday.

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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US Officials Seek $5.3 Billion Fine for Kwon, Terraform Labs (1)

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Trump Asks Georgia Judge to Toss Two Counts in Election Case (1)

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-1124-d583-afbf-d3fca9310001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Fani Willis can’t charge him with making false filings in federal court.