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  1. July 09, 2019

    Biggest Energy Decisions So Far In 2019: Midyear Report

    Federal and state officials faced skeptical courts over the scope of their authority in the biggest energy-related court decisions in the first half of 2019, from FERC being elbowed out of utility bankruptcy cases and warned to step up its climate change reviews to President Donald Trump's efforts to open up more areas to offshore drilling running aground. Here are some notable energy-related decisions from the first half of 2019.

  2. April 01, 2019

    Trump Can't Undo Obama Bans On Arctic, Atlantic Drilling

    An Alaska federal judge on Friday invalidated President Donald Trump's bid to undo his predecessor's indefinite blockage of oil and gas drilling in large swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, saying such a move would have to come from Congress.

  3. January 01, 2018

    The Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2018

    Courts across the U.S. are poised to issue important rulings in environmental cases in the coming year, including a closely watched high court battle over where challenges to a rule defining the federal government’s jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act belong, and lawsuits seeking to reverse President Donald Trump’s moves to shrink national monuments. Here are the biggest environmental cases to watch in 2018.

  4. July 28, 2017

    Oil Group Fights Enviros' Challenge To Offshore Drilling Order

    The American Petroleum Institute asked an Alaska federal court Friday to toss a complaint filed by environmental organizations challenging President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to review which areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans should be open for drilling, saying it was brought in the wrong venue.

  5. July 03, 2017

    Enviros Can't Fight Arctic Drilling Order, Trump Admin Says

    The federal government asked an Alaska federal court to toss a suit from several environmental groups challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to review which areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans should be opened for oil and gas drilling, arguing the challenge is premature.

  6. May 03, 2017

    Enviros Sue To Block Trump Offshore Drilling Exec. Order

    A slew of environmental organizations filed a challenge in Alaska federal court on Wednesday against part of President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to review which areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans should be opened for oil and gas drilling, arguing the action is unconstitutional.