Focus on Courts
Judge tosses California children’s pollution suit against US govt
A federal lawsuit brought by a group of California children who claimed the US government was harming them by failing to clamp down...
25 US states challenge EPA power plant emissions rule in court
EPA's coal regulations hit with lawsuit from 25 Republican state attorneys general.
Police present but not enforcing injunction at Alberta oil blockade
Woodland Cree First Nation in Alberta says it hasn't been consulted on Obsidian Energy's expansion plans and has concerns about earthquakes resulting from...
Oklahoma anti-ESG law blocked by state judge
A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil...
In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud
U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading about its EV’s self-driving capabilities
High-voltage power line through Mississippi River refuge approved by federal appeals court
About a mile of the high-voltage power line would cross the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge near Cassville, Wisconsin.
France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack
Jihadist attack near TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG project in 2021 now being investigated by French prosecutors after families and survivors say company failed to...
Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm
New Jersey wind power plans under threat after environmental approval questioned by lawsuit.
U.S. congressman Henry Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges
U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned by...
