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  • December 05, 2025

    Jet Fuel Leak Sparks $2M Suit Against Air Force

    A California general contractor hired to perform drainage work at Travis Air Force Base is seeking $2.17 million over the alleged retaliatory termination of its contract after the business reported the military's discharge of jet fuel into Union Creek.

  • December 05, 2025

    Energy Dept. Defends $7.5B Grant Cuts In Political Bias Case

    The U.S. Department of Energy has urged a federal judge in Washington not to block its termination of energy project grants worth more than $7.5 billion, arguing there is no merit to claims alleging the federal government unconstitutionally targeted funds for Democratic-leaning states.

  • December 05, 2025

    Berry Grower Sues Norfolk Southern Over Drifting Weed Killer

    Toxic herbicides sprayed along sections of Norfolk Southern Railroad Co. track in Georgia are drifting into a commercial blueberry grower's adjacent property and damaging its crops, the grower said in a new federal suit. 

  • December 05, 2025

    Legislation Targets Reversal Of Oak Flat Land Transfer In Ariz.

    An Arizona congressional representative is carrying on her father's initiative to repeal a 2014 National Defense Authorization Act rider that transfers more than 2,422 acres to a copper mining company while litigation to block the move continues to play out in the Ninth Circuit.

  • December 05, 2025

    Categorical Exclusions Bring New NEPA Litigation Risks

    With recent court rulings and executive actions shifting regulatory frameworks around the National Environmental Protection Act — especially regarding the establishment, adoption and use of categorical exclusions to expedite projects — developers must carefully evaluate the risks presented by this altered and uncertain legal landscape, says Stacey Bosshardt at Greenberg Traurig.

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