In Texas AG race, Republicans lose powerful anti-environmental legal platform

A Democrat has seized an office Republicans have used as a beachhead to challenge environmental protections. Other AGs are welcoming the help.

Nov 9 • Clark Mindock

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SpaceX’s xAI, Trump lose bids to kill NAACP’s data center air pollution lawsuit

The NAACP claims that unpermitted turbines are spewing harmful pollutants into communities with significant Black populations.

Nov 3 • Clark Mindock

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October 2026

A decade on, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sues to shut down Dakota Access pipeline as approved oil capacity nearly doubles

The tribe said that new Army Corps, pipeline agency approvals failed to fix concerns about spill response and likelihood.

Oct 10 • Clark Mindock

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Supreme Court gets ready to hear oral arguments in one of the most important climate cases in history

Legal experts say they are watching conservative justices for clues.

Oct 5 • Clark Mindock

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States sue Trump over rollbacks of power plant pollution rules, vehicle fuel economy standards

Over 20 states and cities have said the Trump administration ignored the health costs as it pushes to protect the oil and gas sector.

Oct 2 • Clark Mindock

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September 2026

Ahead of Supreme Court climate hearing, Democrats demand ‘Big Tobacco’-style case against oil and gas industry

A Senate Democrat report calls for accountability lawsuits after finding that fossil fuel executives were rewarded for huge campaign donations to Trump.

Sep 25 • Clark Mindock

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A federal judge just suggested that EPA’s Zeldin may have misled Congress to kill California’s tailpipe emissions waivers

The judge said the Trump administration is asking her to engage in “Orwellian” double-think, and engaged in “mind-numbing word calisthenics.”

Sep 3 • Clark Mindock

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Environmentalists, Patagonia sue Trump over effort to shrink Grand Staircase, Bears Ears National Monuments

The litigation — which involves conservationists, tribes and a clothing apparel brand — will hinge on a careful reading of a 120-year-old law that Chief…

Sep 2 • Clark Mindock

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August 2026

Lawsuits challenging Trump’s offshore wind deals are piling up. Plus, Colorado River drama and the threat of America’s first new aluminum…

California’s wind energy lawsuit alleged the “backroom buyout” unfairly diverted funds to fossil fuel projects in the Gulf.

Aug 30 • Clark Mindock

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July 2026

The land war is heating up: Trump slashes Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante

National monuments are almost always popular. Will Trump's effort to gut two of the newest ones survive in court?

Jul 14 • Clark Mindock

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April 2026

As Senate votes to rescind protections for Minnesota's Boundary Waters area, a town is divided over its future

Republicans are set to vote on an unusual measure Thursday to remove restrictions on mining for 225,000 acres of Minnesota forest.

Apr 16 • Clark Mindock

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The fight over the Trump EPA’s mercury air pollution rollback has begun

States, local governments and environmental groups argue the rollback puts the health of kids and pregnant women at risk.

Apr 1 • Clark Mindock

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