A federal judge in Montana blocked the opening of the first grizzly bear hunts in the Yellowstone area since 1974, which was set to begin
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W.VA Coal Clean-Up Order Upheld
West Virginia’s Fola Coal Co. will be held to account for Clean Water Act violations and cannot assert protections under its federal discharge permit because

Bay Area Transfer Site for Bakken Crude Oil OK
Environmentalists sued too late to block creation of a railroad transit site for highly flammable Bakken crude oil in Richmond, California, even though air quality

9th Circuit Knocks Wind Out of Clean Air Challenge
The Clean Air Act rules don’t impose a duty on California’s heavily polluted South Coast and San Joaquin Valley attain the targeted clean air standards

Solar Farm Permit Challenged
Environmentalists have sued to block a solar power farm in the Panoche Valley south of Los Banos claiming the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and

Bakersfield Refinery Expansion Challenged
A coalition of environmental groups moved to force federal regulators to take a stand on reopening of a Bakersfield oil refinery that wants to make