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Minns plays down landmark coalmine court ruling
NSW premier says high court decision blocking Mount Pleasant mine expansion is merely technical and won't change state mining laws.
the Guardian · 2m
Supreme Court wrestles with climate liability lawsuits
Justices hear arguments on whether oil companies can be sued by cities for climate change damages, with a 4-4 split possible.
NBC News · 2m
Supreme Court Blocks Climate Lawsuits Before Trial
Supreme Court could prevent climate lawsuits from reaching trial, letting oil companies avoid liability for climate damage.
Slate Magazine · 2m
Big Oil's audacious Supreme Court gamble
Oil companies are asking the Supreme Court to ban state climate lawsuits using an argument that doesn't exist in the Constitution.
Vox · 4m
Supreme Court faces mail voting and environmental cases
Election law and environmental experts break down what's next for voting access and conservation at SCOTUS.
Slate Magazine · 1m · 5 views
Trump judge blocks EPA's kill of clean energy grants
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally terminated $7 billion in solar and clean energy funding for disadvantaged communities.
Mother Jones · 1m · 5 views · 2 likes
Trump allows accidental killing of endangered species
A new directive redefines what counts as illegal harm to protected animals, letting companies off the hook for predictable deaths.
ABC News · 1m
Trump's plan to gut the Endangered Species Act
A secret memo rewrites how the government protects wildlife, drawing from a 1995 Supreme Court dissent that would allow preventable animal deaths.
Ars Technica · 3m