Trump threatens EPA action against San Francisco

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened to unleash the Environmental Protection Agency on San Francisco Wednesday after a California visit during which he blamed the homelessness crisis on “liberal” policies. Trump accused the city of allowing a tremendous amount of waste, including needles, to go through storm drains into the ocean. “It’s a... Read More

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September 11, 2019

US seeks dismissal of tribes’ lawsuit over Keystone pipeline

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for the Trump administration want a U.S. judge to throw out a lawsuit from Native American tribes trying to block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Nebraska. Tribes in Montana and South Dakota say President Donald Trump approved the pipeline without considering potential damage to cultural sites... Read More

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Keystone Pipeline

August 22, 2019

State officials sue EPA, seeking more Hudson River cleanup

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials who are pushing for additional cleanup of the Hudson River followed through Wednesday on their promise of a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The federal lawsuit seeks to vacate the EPA’s decision in April not to compel General Electric Co. to restart dredging for polychlorinated biphenyls... Read More

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August 22, 2019

Environmentalists sue over Endangered Species Act rollbacks

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seven environmental and animal protection groups teamed up to file the first lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of the Endangered Species Act. The environmental law nonprofit Earthjustice filed the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks... Read More

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Earthjustice

August 14, 2019

Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state’s attorney general says the fight isn’t over yet. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More

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August 1, 2019

Groups sue for information on Arctic refuge lease sale

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native organization and three environmental groups sued the U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday, claiming its agencies withheld information regarding preparations for the sale of oil and gas leases in the massive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The lawsuit filed in Anchorage claims the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish... Read More

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July 18, 2019

Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California’s largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said Wednesday. The settlement comes after years of legal and legislative battling in California and other states. Former lead paint manufacturers tried to change California... Read More

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ConAgra Grocery, Sherwin-Williams

July 3, 2019

Lawsuit blames scenic rail company for Colorado wildfire

DENVER (AP) — A company that operates a historic railroad that carries tourists through southwestern Colorado’s mountains and forests was accused Tuesday in a lawsuit of causing one of the largest wildfires in state history. Federal investigators found that a coal-burning engine operated by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and American Heritage Railways... Read More

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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

June 19, 2019

PG&E to pay $1 billion to governments for wildfire damage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California utility agreed Tuesday to pay $1 billion to 14 local governments to cover damages from a series of deadly wildfires caused by its downed power lines. The settlement is a sliver of the more than $30 billion in potential damages Pacific Gas & Electric is facing in lawsuits filed... Read More

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PG&E

June 6, 2019

Court fight could affect future of bison in Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Democratic governor of Montana who is running for president and the Republican secretary of state who wants his job were locked in a constitutional dispute over a uniquely Western issue that lies at the intersection of politics, wildlife, agriculture and property rights. The argument between Gov. Steve Bullock and Secretary... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

June 6, 2019

Opponents of pipeline argue land was improperly seized

GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Landowners in Ohio hope to convince a federal appeals court that they were forced by a federal agency to sell their property to a pipeline builder sending large quantities of natural gas to Canada. At issue is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of a project that allowed for the use... Read More

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Pipeline

June 5, 2019

US court weighs if climate change violates children’s rights

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a courtroom packed with environmental activists, federal judges wrestled Tuesday with whether climate change violates the constitutional rights of young people who have sued the U.S. government over the use of fossil fuels. A Justice Department attorney warned three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allowing... Read More

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Climate Change

June 4, 2019

Carnival will pay $20m over pollution from its cruise ships

MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp. reached a settlement Monday with federal prosecutors in which the world’s largest cruise line agreed to pay a $20 million penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct. Senior U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz approved the agreement after Carnival... Read More

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Carnival

June 4, 2019

Young Americans’ lawsuit on climate change faces big hurdle

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit by a group of young people who say U.S. energy policies are causing climate change and hurting their future faces a major hurdle Tuesday as lawyers for the Trump administration argue to stop the case from moving forward. Three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are... Read More

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Climate Change

Trump threatens EPA action against San Francisco

US seeks dismissal of tribes’ lawsuit over Keystone pipeline

State officials sue EPA, seeking more Hudson River cleanup

Environmentalists sue over Endangered Species Act rollbacks

Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment

Groups sue for information on Arctic refuge lease sale

Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M

Lawsuit blames scenic rail company for Colorado wildfire

PG&E to pay $1 billion to governments for wildfire damage

Court fight could affect future of bison in Montana

Opponents of pipeline argue land was improperly seized

US court weighs if climate change violates children’s rights

Carnival will pay $20m over pollution from its cruise ships

Young Americans’ lawsuit on climate change faces big hurdle

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