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EPA Sends $3 Billion to States for Lead Water Pipe Replacement

The EPA is making $3 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law available to states to replace lead drinking water pipes, the White House announced Thursday.

FEMA Must Build Back Sustainably After Disasters, Lawsuit Says

An environmental group’s lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to compel the federal government to rebuild communities hit by climate disasters with renewable energy, rather than replicating the fossil fuel-based systems that were in place before disaster struck.

Biden Expands Pair of California Monuments in Conservation Push

President Joe Biden will expand two national monuments in California on Thursday, protecting nearly 120,000 additional acres from development as part of a White House goal to designate more land and water for conservation than any previous administration.

Honolulu Fires Back at Industry Bid to Thwart Climate Ruling

Energy company attempts to circumvent a Hawaii high court ruling should fail on jurisdictional errors alone, according to a US Supreme Court brief filed by the city and county of Honolulu on Wednesday.

Justice Department Wins Bid to Quash Juliana Youth Climate Suit

A landmark youth climate lawsuit was dealt a blow on Wednesday with the Ninth Circuit granting a government request to have the case tossed.

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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Legal Software Services Firm KLDiscovery to Restructure Debt

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-3b29-d4b6-a98f-ff3d338c0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">KLDiscovery Inc. reached an agreement in principle with lenders to restructure its debt, according to a Thursday statement.

Deputies’ Disregard of Inventory Search Policy Upsets Conviction

A California man who conditionally pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm won his bid to suppress evidence seized during a purported inventory search of his vehicle after the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, agreed on Thursday that the search violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

‘What Have We Done?’ Stormy Daniels Lawyer Said on Trump Win (1)

The lawyer who represented adult-film star <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-3aca-d4b6-a98f-ffff05c30000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Stormy Daniels when she took $130,000 to keep silent about an alleged affair with Donald Trump before the 2016 election testified about his concern that he may have helped the real estate mogul win the White House.