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Verdict postponed in climate change damage case between TotalEnergies and farmer
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Hugues Falys, from Hainaut in western Belgium, took TotalEnergies to court on the grounds that the French group is Belgium's leading refiner and distributor of petroleum products.
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Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining
The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.
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Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining
The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.
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Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion
NUEVA LOJA, Ecuador (AP) -- Standing beside a stream stained dark with oil in Ecuador's northern Amazon, an Indigenous woman shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the oily sheen drifting across the water and broken pipes cutting through the forest.
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Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion
NUEVA LOJA, Ecuador (AP) -- Standing beside a stream stained dark with oil in Ecuador's northern Amazon, an Indigenous woman shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the oily sheen drifting across the water and broken pipes cutting through the forest.
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Beyond the Potomac River, sewage spills threaten cities with old infrastructure and little funds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage into the Potomac River that officials tracked a spike of gut-wrenching bacteria drifting slowly past Washington for weeks, prompting an emergency declaration and federal assistance.
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Judge sides with salmon against Trump administration in hydropower ruling
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A federal judge in Oregon sided with salmon against the Trump administration on Wednesday, ordering the federal government to change hydropower system operations long considered at the heart of native fish populations' sharp decline.
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Judge says he will order Greenpeace to pay an expected $345 million in oil pipeline protest case
BISMARCK, N. D. (AP) -- A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline from nearly a decade ago, a figure the environmental group contends it cannot pay.
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Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump's EPA killing clean energy contracts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled both the Trump administration and the nonprofits picked to run a $20 billion "green bank" program over the termination of their contacts, questioning whether federal officials made up reasons to block the program and whether the nonprofits were demanding access to money that wasn't technically theirs to control.
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Supreme Court justices weigh if Michigan attorney general's Line 5 case should stay in state court
Concerns over Line 5, a 645-mile pipeline transporting crude oil and natural gas liquids, have been raised by Michigan's Tribal Nations and environmental advocacy groups, with the Supreme Court also set to determine whether the state is immune from Enbridge's lawsuit against Gov.
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Post-it maker 3M faces Belgian trial over 'forever' chemicals
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Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.
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US government records reveal dangerous trend threatening public health: 'They know there are no consequences'
Lack of enforcement of environmental laws not only allows pollution to go unchecked but also disproportionately impacts communities near industrial facilities, leading to health problems and hindering progress toward healthier communities.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
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Manitoba Hydro flow regulation has caused 'irreparable harm' to First Nation: lawsuit
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A northern Manitoba First Nation is suing the federal and provincial governments, as well as Manitoba Hydro, saying a hydro project has led to "destructive impacts" over half a century in its territory.
