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States Target Biden’s Environmental Permitting Rule in Court

A coalition of mostly red states launched the first legal challenge against the Biden administration’s recent environmental permitting rule on Tuesday.

Biofuel Groups Seek Supreme Court Renewable Fuel Decision Review

Biofuel trade associations asked the US Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision that vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of small refineries’ requested exemptions from their Renewable Fuel Standard program obligations.

Shell Investors Back Weaker Emissions Targets at Meeting

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-9bd0-de3b-adcf-dbf33b080000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Shell Plc shareholders approved the company’s new energy transition plan with weaker carbon-emissions targets, while rejecting a resolution asking the oil and gas giant to align itself with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

California Youth Climate Plaintiffs Sharpen Focus on Regulation

Eighteen California youth plaintiffs renewed their claims against the US Environmental Protection Agency, this time seeking an injunction to prevent the EPA from placing a lower value on children’s lives during cost-benefit analysis.

Draft EPA Formaldehyde Risk Analysis Draws Arrows From All Sides

Organizations that don’t typically comment on the EPA’s chemical analyses are among the many groups objecting to a draft formaldehyde evaluation that concludes the widely used chemical is so risky its commercial uses would have to be restricted.

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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TPC Fined $30m Related to Explosions at Port Neches Facility

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-9d07-de3b-adcf-dfa784990000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">TPC Group pleads guilty to Clean Air Act violation, is fined more than $30m in criminal fines and civil penalties related to <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"Q1QRX9DWRGGB","_id":"0000018f-9d07-de3b-adcf-dfa784990001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">2019 explosions at its facility in Port Neches, Texas, US Justice Department and EPA say.

Climate Change Risks Making Airplane Turbulence Worse: QuickTake

Though severe flight turbulence is rare, it can be deadly. On Tuesday, <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/stories/SDU7SWDWLU68","_id":"0000018f-9d0c-de3b-adcf-dfaf16cb0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">one passenger died and more than 20 people were injured on an extremely bumpy Singapore Airlines Ltd flight traveling from London to its home country.

Golden Pass LNG Contractor Files for Bankruptcy on Costs

The lead contractor for the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas project co-owned by <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1466737D%20QD%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-9c9e-de3b-adcf-debf3b2d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">QatarEnergy LNG and Exxon Mobil Corp. filed for bankruptcy, adding to the woes of the Texas project already facing potential delays.

Exxon Pressure Grows as State Treasurers Oppose CEO

Treasurers from seven US states want investment firms, including BlackRock Inc., to vote against <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/XOM%20US%20Equity/ESG","_id":"0000018f-9c82-de3b-adcf-dea3c2a80000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-9c82-de3b-adcf-dea3c2a80001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Darren Woods at the company’s annual shareholder meeting next week.

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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