Bloomberg Law: Environment

BP America has not applied for a formal exemption from the Endangered Species Act for the company’s future oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico, a person familiar with the matter said. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

A federal appeals court has denied the EPA’s latest attempt to narrow litigation challenging six drinking water limits the agency set for PFAS. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed an emergency appeal seeking to stop the transfer of a sacred tribal site in Arizona to a copper mining company. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

States Challenge Trump EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The Interior Department was hit with a lawsuit accusing the agency of illegally convening the Endangered Species Committee to waive protections for animals in the Gulf of Mexico in order to allow for more offshore drilling there. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

Environmental and health advocacy groups are warning the Environmental Protection Agency against giving farmers emergency use of an unregistered pesticide over concerns about the chemical’s potential impact to human health and the environment. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

A spate of recent lawsuits against companies making or using PFAS in Massachusetts is just the beginning of a new wave of litigation, according to the law firm representing drinking water systems that filed the complaints. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

States Challenge Trump EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal (2) news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

Conservation groups lost their bid Wednesday to block the Interior Department from holding oil and gas lease sales in parts of Alaska previously protected from such activity. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The attorneys general of 13 blue states called on the EPA to stop its “compliance first” approach to enforcement. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The EPA asked a federal district court to delay an order to release information about new chemicals due to Arkema Inc.'s assertion the release would reveal the company’s confidential business information. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The US Energy Department illegally failed to preserve records related to its Climate Working Group as members of the advisory committee and agency officials used their personal emails for correspondence, an environmental group alleged. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The Interior Department was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the agency of illegally convening the Endangered Species Committee to waive protections for animals in the Gulf of Mexico in order to allow for more offshore drilling there. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has lost so many staff members under the Trump administration that it struggles to execute its mission, a former agency official told a Senate panel Wednesday. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The EPA asked a federal district court to delay an order to release information about new chemicals due to Arkema Inc.'s assertion the release would reveal the company’s confidential business information. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The US Energy Department illegally failed to preserve records related to its Climate Working Group as members of the advisory committee and agency officials used their personal emails for correspondence, an environmental group alleged. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

Trump’s Pipeline Order to Test Limits of Cold War-Era Authority news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will review the scientific quality and utility of a federal report that lists chemicals known or anticipated to cause cancer. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

EPA Justice Grant Cancellation Meets Skeptical Appeals Court news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

Environmental Groups, Fossil Fuel Sector Challenge EPA Air Rule news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…