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Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave 14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave 14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

Roger Worthington in a garden adjacent to his brewery in Bend, Ore.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon 26 June 2026 at 18:02

Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

26 June 2026 at 18:02

The lawsuit aims to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for a heat wave in Portland five years ago. The industry says the case should be thrown out.

Richard Schechter, a lawyer for Multnomah County in Oregon, addressing the judge in court on Wednesday.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups 22 June 2026 at 21:13

Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

22 June 2026 at 21:13

It has stopped criminal prosecutions of people who install “defeat devices,” which make diesel trucks faster and more efficient but also dirtier.

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Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups 22 June 2026 at 21:13

Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups

NYT - Science

By: Karen Zraick

22 June 2026 at 21:13

It has stopped criminal prosecutions of people who install “defeat devices,” which make diesel trucks faster and more efficient but also dirtier.

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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center 16 June 2026 at 20:59

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

NYT - Science

By: Karen Zraick and Hiroko Tabuchi

16 June 2026 at 20:59

The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.

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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center 16 June 2026 at 20:59

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick and Hiroko Tabuchi

16 June 2026 at 20:59

The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.

Construction at xAI’s power plant in Southaven, Miss., in February. The NAACP has sued the company over air pollution from generators there.

NYT - Technology
D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center 16 June 2026 at 20:59

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

NYT - Technology

By: Karen Zraick and Hiroko Tabuchi

16 June 2026 at 20:59

The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says 3 June 2026 at 20:34

Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

3 June 2026 at 20:34

Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.

Demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota in 2016. The lawsuits are centered on Greenpeace’s involvement in the protests.

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Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says 3 June 2026 at 20:34

Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says

NYT - Science

By: Karen Zraick

3 June 2026 at 20:34

Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.

NYT - Science
Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase 29 May 2026 at 02:09

Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase

NYT - Science

By: Karen Zraick

29 May 2026 at 02:09

This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase 29 May 2026 at 02:09

Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Karen Zraick

29 May 2026 at 02:09

This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.

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