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Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

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

© Michael Hanson for The New York Times

Roger Worthington in a garden adjacent to his brewery in Bend, Ore.
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Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon

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.

© Michael Hanson for The New York Times

Richard Schechter, a lawyer for Multnomah County in Oregon, addressing the judge in court on Wednesday.
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Chemours to Pay $450M in First Federal PFAS Settlement

The settlement addresses the dumping of PFAS “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and other risks, by Chemours in several states.

© Ed Kashi for The New York Times

A Chemours plant in Fayetteville, N.C. Under a proposed settlement, Chemours would pay fines for discharging PFAS from plants in North Carolina, New Jersey and West Virginia.
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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

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.

© Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

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

OpenAI said that a coalition of states had opened an investigation over a wide range of its practices, including its handling of user data, safety of minors and advertising activities.
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Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power

More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.

© Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

The freeze affects 41 wind projects in Texas, which produces more wind power than any other state in the U.S., as well as projects in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
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Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says

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.

© Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

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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