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North Carolina Landowner Aims Wetlands Lawsuit at Supreme Court

The meaning of “indistinguishable” and what that says about one man’s North Carolina waterfront property is the focus of litigation that his attorneys are positioning as the next Supreme Court showdown over Clean Water Act wetlands regulation.

DOE Picks Possible ‘National Interest’ Transmission Corridors

Electric transmission line projects in certain areas of the West, Great Plains, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast could be deemed in the “national interest” as part of potential transmission corridors released by the Biden administration Wednesday.

Oil Heavyweights Challenge Biden Methane Rule in Bid for Changes

The oil industry’s top trade group filed a petition in federal court challenging Biden administration mandates cracking down on planet-warming methane emissions from wells, tanks and pipelines, even as it pushes the government to make administrative changes.

States Support EPA Move to Scrap West Virginia Ozone Air Plan

New York, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and a coalition of other supporters told judges on Monday that the EPA was right to turn down a West Virginia air plan to make way for tougher ozone air quality actions.

Scope of EPA’s Solvent Ban Among Issues Expected to Be Litigated

The EPA’s decision to broadly prohibit as many commercial and industrial uses of the solvent methylene chloride as it did in a rule issued last week is likely to be challenged in court, attorneys said in recent interviews.

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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Smash My Trash, Dumpster Devil Legal Fees Are Focus of Argument

A defendant pursued for years in a trade secret dispute between two trash compacting businesses—only to see all claims against him dismissed or abandoned—deserves to have his legal fees paid by someone else, an attorney argued Wednesday before the Delaware Supreme Court.

Stormy Daniels Will Return to Court in Test of Trump’s Demeanor

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-59a2-d4b6-a98f-fdb766260001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial Thursday morning, testing the ability of both the adult film star and the former president to keep their cool.