Environmental groups, state regulators, a waste company and others oppose a federal plan to let disposal sites that aren’t specifically licensed for radioactive waste request an exception to take in the waste.
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Confusion on the Trump administration’s new rule reducing protections for streams has squashed a rancher’s claim that the Clean Water Act unfairly prohibits him from plowing his Oregon farm.
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A group of chiropractors and a patient referral service argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday that Ohio’s restrictions on contacting people involved in car accidents are unconstitutional infringements on commercial speech.
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Ratcheting up their counteroffensive against the criminal justice reform legislation, dozens of New York City police unions filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to invalidate the city’s new chokehold ban.
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BERLIN (AFP) — Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its
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Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer and has caused numerous industrial explosions over the decades.
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An e-cigarette and vapor technology retailer argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration’s deadlines for regulation of its vaping products are arbitrary and violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Texas regulators on Tuesday moved forward with proposed administrative changes that are expected to become part of a broader effort to tackle the years-long problem of oilfield flaring, where companies burn off excess natural gas into the air.
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A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a decision that throws out rules regulating fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico.
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New York brought a successful challenge to federal guidelines said to unduly restrict paid leave for those out of work due to Covid-19. A federal judge ruled several aspects of the rule invalid Monday.
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U.S. District Judge Esther Salas called for better privacy protections for judges in an emotional statement Monday, nearly two weeks after her husband was shot and her son killed in their New Jersey home.
Read moreA legal battle with far-reaching consequences for industry and ecosystems kicked off Wednesday with the filing of a federal lawsuit over the Trump administration’s revamp of a longstanding law that requires extensive environmental reviews for road, industry and building projects.
Read moreSeeking to stop the cycle of unsophisticated borrowers getting trapped in a recurring cycle of debt, multiple states have imposed regulations on payday lenders in recent years – regulations that will no longer apply to some lenders under a new Trump administration rule.
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Paying lip service to an issue often trumpeted by his campaign, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday aimed at driving down drug prices, with little chance of enforcement before Election Day.
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Two ranchers in the oilfields of South Texas sued the agency that regulates the state’s oil industry, claiming regulators acted illegally when they loosened rules on how quickly companies have to plug old wells as part of a broader effort to soften the pandemic’s financial toll on the industry.
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China on Tuesday issued Tuesday draft rules to toughen oversight of hundreds of thousands of foreign teachers, who cna be fired for “words and deeds” considered harmful to the country’s sovereignty.
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Though barbershops and salons have once again been ordered closed by Governor Gavin Newsom, Californians can still get their hair and nails done outside under guidance released Monday by state regulators.
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President Donald Trump announced significant changes Wednesday to a longstanding law that forces the government to pump the brakes on projects at risk of hurting the environment.
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The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency did not have authority to ignore New York and New Jersey’s petition asking it to crack down on air polluters in neighboring states.
Read moreThe Delaware Riverkeeper Network sued the U.S. Environmental Network in federal court for changing the Clean Water Act in a manner that “eviscerates the ability of states, tribes, and interstate authorities to protect water quality from federally approved projects.”
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