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Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
A federal judge blocked expansion of Florida’s Everglades detention center, citing environmental law violations and threats to protected wetlands.
Supreme Court to hear Line 5 pipeline jurisdiction case
SCOTUS will decide if Michigan AG Dana Nessel’s lawsuit to shut Line 5 pipeline under the Great Lakes should proceed in state or federal court.
Wisconsin justices deliver win for environmentalists in PFAS fight
Wisconsin's top court ruled regulators can order PFAS cleanup without waiting for formal hazardous designation, marking a major win for environmentalists.
Supreme Court ruling reshapes federal infrastructure permitting
A landmark Supreme Court ruling limits how broadly agencies must assess environmental impacts under NEPA, reshaping infrastructure permitting nationwide.
Supreme Court limits scope of environmental reviews
SCOTUS ruling limits environmental review scope under NEPA, backing Utah oil railway and fast-tracking national infrastructure development.
Supreme Court denies Apache sacred land mining appeal
The Supreme Court declined to hear an Apache appeal to stop a copper mine at Oak Flat, a sacred site, allowing the land transfer to Resolution Copper.
Supreme Court declines to hear young climate activists’ petition
The case was filed in 2015 by 21 young plaintiffs who claimed the U.S. government’s actions encouraging a fossil fuel economy violated their right to a life-sustaining climate.
Jury: Greenpeace must pay $660M in case over Dakota Access protests
Dallas-based Energy Transfer had accused Greenpeace of defamation, trespass, nuisance, civil conspiracy and other acts.
Supreme Court rejects effort to halt climate lawsuits in Democratic states
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states, including Minnesota, aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.
Federal judge denies preliminary injunction against Minnesota’s PFAS ban
A federal judge has denied a cookware industry group’s motion to bar enforcement of Minnesota’s ban on intentionally added PFAS in consumer products.
Perspectives: Gulf name change recalls Calhoun case here
President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America draws parallels to Minnesota's Lake Calhoun case and raises questions about naming authority.
Judge denies motion to dismiss Minnesota climate lawsuit
A Ramsey County judge recently ruled that Minnesota’s lawsuit alleging major oil and gas companies misled Minnesotans about climate change can move forward.
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