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US Needs More Than $630 Billion by 2042 to Keep Watersheds Clean

More than $630 billion in unfunded clean water infrastructure is needed nationally by 2042 to treat wastewater, control stormwater, and prevent pollution in streams, EPA said in a report published Tuesday.

New York City Nabs Stretch of Brooklyn Coastline to Redevelop

New York City will take control of 120 acres of Brooklyn’s coastline, intending to develop a rugged patch of land into housing, retail, green space, and a modern, environmentally friendly port.

Apache Investors Secure Initial Approval of $65 Million Deal

Apache Corp. will pay $65 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging the oil and gas company misled investors about a disappointing West Texas shale discovery, under a deal initially approved by a federal magistrate judge.

Tesla Accused of Clean Air Act Violations in New Citizen Suit

Electric vehicle giant Tesla Motors Inc. faces a new citizen lawsuit that claims the company’s Fremont, Calif., factory emitted pollution well beyond its Clean Air Act permit.

Challengers Want Court to Freeze New EPA Power Plant Standards

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is calling for a halt to the implementation of EPA’s latest carbon emission rules, according to a request filed late Monday.

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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US Blames China’s CMOC for Predatory Tactics Behind Cobalt Glut

China’s <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/3993%20HK%20Equity/PGEO","_id":"0000018f-7897-de3b-adcf-fab74ab80000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">CMOC Group Ltd. is being accused by a top US official of using “predatory” tactics to depress prices of a key battery metal by flooding the market with cobalt from Democratic Republic of Congo mines.

US Tariffs on Minerals Leave Out Markets That China Dominates

President Joe Biden just unveiled sweeping tariffs on a range of Chinese imports, including more than two dozen industrial raw materials. But the administration is being careful to avoid the critical minerals where Beijing’s grip on global supply is greatest.

Chinese Clean Tech Is Not the Enemy on Net Zero: David Fickling

If western countries are truly contemplating green industrial policies that actually build things, rather than just an elaborate set of trade barriers to cut them off from a world that’s decarbonizing with Chinese technology, we may finally be making progress. We’ll need all their industrial might — plus that of China, and a whole host of countries besides — to get there.

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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