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A decades-old statute governing deep-sea mining activity is proving a steady headwind to the Trump administration’s directive that federal regulators speed up the permitting and licensing process. https://t.co/xqfER0n6wZ

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The Trump administration’s new security requirements for wind farms amount to a death knell for projects, renewable energy groups said in a court filing. https://t.co/PCRnL77p49

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A Texas judge affirmed her decision preventing US-Mexico border wall construction through Big Bend National Park, setting up a possible US Supreme Court battle. https://t.co/yiJR1deztR

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Arizona’s move to join Nevada’s lawsuit over the Trump administration’s Colorado River cuts is inflaming tensions among states and making it more likely the dispute will end up before the US Supreme Court. https://t.co/El2WHKBsWl

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Opinion: The EPA's rule repealing most Biden-era standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants and the litigation challenging it were predictable, but the outlook for affected industries is exactly the opposite. https://t.co/86BetrIDZE

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A decades-old statute governing deep-sea mining activity is proving a steady headwind to the Trump administration’s directive that federal regulators speed up the permitting and licensing process. https://t.co/odoyAMiMr3

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The Trump administration is rolling out seismic changes to federal performance evaluations — and workers say they are already eroding morale and diminishing managers’ input. https://t.co/yuXLneg6Ey

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The Tennessee Valley Authority can continue building its multibillion-dollar natural gas plant that’s replacing a coal power plant while a challenge to its approval moves through the Sixth Circuit, the court ruled. https://t.co/eBPxxiyjaa

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The United States was allowed to intervene in an air pollution case brought by the NAACP against xAI’s use of diesel generators to power its data center project, but it lost its bid to dismiss the case entirely. https://t.co/MvvUWOA4Q8

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A newly finalized plan to auction off roughly 31 million acres of seabed near American Samoa is unlawful, environmental and community groups said in a lawsuit filed hours after the Trump administration’s announcement. https://t.co/nZ2epSCRb0

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A decades-old statute governing deep-sea mining activity is proving a steady headwind to the Trump administration’s directive that federal regulators speed up the permitting and licensing process. https://t.co/uyAS9vTBHp

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The EPA told a federal court it’s seeing whether it can finish 10 rule-shaping chemical analyses by Feb. 12, 2027. https://t.co/Rvg7J6iicV

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The Trump administration is shifting its strategy for building out a nationwide network of immigration detention facilities, and litigators say challengers may have a harder time blocking them from opening under environmental law. https://t.co/OtUJyIhNYI

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Arizona joined Nevada in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over its Colorado River cuts. https://t.co/rT2wx9LD2C

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Oil and gas companies in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea may unintentionally harm or kill polar bears or walruses during year-round exploration and production activities under a new five-year rule finalized by the Fish and Wildlife Service. https://t.co/NiQCUN9yy9

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Ashurst Perkins Coie is hiring an additional Bracewell partner for its entrance into Houston, powering up the recently-merged global firm in one of America’s most competitive cities for energy deals. https://t.co/GIUOHuYHPH

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The Trump administration is shifting its strategy for building out a nationwide network of immigration detention facilities, and litigators say challengers may have a harder time blocking them from opening under environmental law. https://t.co/n4KXmLxBKz

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A federal judge rejected a Justice Department official’s request to recuse herself from a court challenge to President Donald Trump’s proposed changes to a Washington community golf course. https://t.co/N48CGWQfi8

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Louisiana and Cameron Parish urged the US Supreme Court to get rid of a Fifth Circuit order pausing one of the several cases launched against oil and gas giants alleging harm to the state’s coastlines. https://t.co/OhgYnHflw6

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The average price of gasoline since President Donald Trump returned to the White House is nearing the average price during the Biden administration, highlighting how energy has turned into one of his biggest political liabilities. https://t.co/q0qhtqdcok