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Judge accepts science but tosses cases against oil companies
A federal court judge yesterday threw out lawsuits from two California cities seeking to make oil companies pay for worsening sea-level rise and other climate change impacts.
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Anne C. Mulkern, E&E News reporter
A federal court judge yesterday threw out lawsuits from two California cities seeking to make oil companies pay for worsening sea-level rise and other climate change impacts.
This week's court-ordered shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline prompted the company behind the project yesterday to say it wouldn't immediately comply with the court order. Experts watching the crossfire say the ruling serves as a stark warning for federal agencies.
By Niina H. Farah in Energywire
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) will introduce legislation today that would establish a federal clean energy standard for net-zero power sector emissions by 2050 at the latest.
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This week's court-ordered shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline prompted the company behind the project yesterday to say it wouldn't immediately comply with the court order. Experts watching the crossfire say the ruling serves as a stark warning for federal agencies.
By Niina H. Farah in Energywire
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) will introduce legislation today that would establish a federal clean energy standard for net-zero power sector emissions by 2050 at the latest.