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Appeals court backs San Juan dredging project

A D.C. Circuit panel said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers followed the law in analyzing the impact of the project.

Powerline in refuge

CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit reversed a Wisconsin federal court’s injunction in favor of environmental advocates who say a proposed land swap’s powerline would run through a wildlife refuge on the Mississippi River; the injunction kept a utility company from doing any construction in the refuge. In this two-page ruling, the appellate panel says the district court made no finding that the environmentalists are likely to succeed on the merits, a necessary element to win a temporary injunction.

Regulators sign off on $64.5 billion Exxon-Pioneer merger

The agreement comes with a commitment to bar Pioneer’s founder from working with Exxon over allegations he colluded to reduce production to increase profits.

Costco wins legal fight with Green Bay gas stations over fuel sales

The gas stations accused Costco of undercutting their business by selling gas below a statutory minimum price. The Seventh Circuit decided it wasn't so simple.

$300M energy bill

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit found that a bankruptcy court should not have denied the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’s motion to abstain in this dispute between ERCOT and an energy company, which couldn’t pay its nearly $300 million bill in the fallout of the 2021 winter storm in Texas. ERCOT is not entitled to immunity, but the Supreme Court requires abstention under guiding case law.

Biden administration finalizes rule to streamline federal environmental review

The new rule, which implements provisions of last year's Fiscal Responsibility Act to expedite the environmental review process, was welcomed by environmental advocates but rebuked by the chair of the Senate Energy Committee.

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