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  • October 05, 2026

    Justices Fret Any Climate Tort Ruling Will Open Pandora's Box

    U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday pondered the risks of far-reaching fallout whether they allow or restrict burgeoning lawsuits targeting oil companies, acknowledging fears of near-limitless litigation but also struggling to distinguish climate torts from famous legal battles involving tobacco and opioids.

  • October 05, 2026

    Roundup Evidence Strong In Every Research Area, Jury Hears

    A jury weighing cancer claims against Monsanto heard testimony Monday that scientific research shows a "strong" link between glyphosate and cancer in animal, molecular and human epidemiological studies, even when accounting for participants' exposure to other substances.

  • October 05, 2026

    Oil Giants Seek 2029 Trial In Wash. Tribes' Climate Harm Suits

    Oil giants Exxon, Chevron, Shell and others are at odds with two Native American tribes over when to schedule a trial in the tribes' consolidated lawsuits in Washington state court accusing the companies of downplaying the risks of climate harm.

  • October 05, 2026

    Mich. Court Says Pot Co. Illegally Farmed On Wetlands

    A Michigan marijuana cultivator illegally destroyed 15.9 acres of protected wetlands to build a cannabis farm, a state court has determined according to an announcement by the Attorney General's office.

  • October 05, 2026

    Commercial Fishers Sue Over Red Snapper Catch Expansion

    A group of commercial fishing companies is challenging a new round of federal permits that allow Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to expand this year's recreational red snapper catch in D.C. federal court, claiming Monday that the permits would shrink the commercial share of the South Atlantic fishery in violation of federal law.

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