Amazon, BP Counter Push to Repeal Washington Cap and Trade Law
A ballot initiative would nix a program that compels big emitters to pay for their pollution, as opponents blame it for driving up fuel costs.
The Biden administration has come up short in advocating meaningful steps in international talks toward curbing harmful plastic pollution, a leading Senate Democrat says.
Democratic lawmakers in the US lambasted oil companies in a new report on Tuesday, claiming that the industry has engaged in “an elaborate campaign of deception and doublespeak” to forestall meaningful climate action and sustain their outsized profits.
A ballot initiative would nix a program that compels big emitters to pay for their pollution, as opponents blame it for driving up fuel costs.
The Biden administration finalized new energy efficiency standards on Tuesday for residential water heaters, the latest in a slew of appliance standards that promise consumer savings and emissions cuts.
All consumer and most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride are prohibited under a final rule the EPA issued Tuesday as the first of several coming regulations restricting solvents.
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.
A ballot initiative would nix a program that compels big emitters to pay for their pollution, as opponents blame it for driving up fuel costs.
The Federal Aviation Administration would be authorized to receive more than $105 billion through fiscal 2028 under the Senate amendment to
House Republicans want to bolster agriculture trade opportunities for US farmers, find new sources for conservation funding, and limit “arbitrarily” changing SNAP food aid, according to a new summary of key provisions in the farm bill.
A legislative tool that makes it easier for Congress to overturn federal agency regulations has become a flashpoint this year as the Biden administration races to finalize key rules ahead of the elections.
The Biden administration has come up short in advocating meaningful steps in international talks toward curbing harmful plastic pollution, a leading Senate Democrat says.
A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.
An anonymous letter claiming a Texas bankruptcy judge was in a relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer was kept out of the public eye for more than two-and-a-half years. At least four judges kept the document sealed or suppressed efforts to examine the allegations, Bloomberg Law found.
The Senate voted Tuesday evening to approve legislation banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia, sending the measure to the White House which has said it supports efforts to block the Kremlin’s shipments of the reactor fuel.
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and a related board claim the US Army constructed defective permanent canal and closure pumps for a project meant to reduce hurricane storm damage.
Sunoco Pipeline LP and its affiliate Mid-Valley Pipeline Co. agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve claims brought by the federal government and Ohio after an oil pipeline ruptured, contaminating federally protected waters.
Johnson & Johnson will ask thousands of people suing over its allegedly tainted baby powder to vote in favor of a settlement that would allow the company to resolve all litigation for $11 billion — $2.1 billion more than it offered last year.
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More companies are transitioning from annual performance reviews to regular, informal check-ins amid growing demands for transparency and continuous feedback, a shift employment law scholars say carries a litigation risk if not done properly.
A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.
An anonymous letter claiming a Texas bankruptcy judge was in a relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer was kept out of the public eye for more than two-and-a-half years. At least four judges kept the document sealed or suppressed efforts to examine the allegations, Bloomberg Law found.
The Magic Circle, once shorthand for a select group of elite UK-founded law firms, has lost some of its sparkle in recent years as its five firms have been battered by competition from larger, more profitable US firms.
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