PG&E Corp., the California utility that went bankrupt after its equipment sparked deadly wildfires, has been charged with multiple crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, in connection with a 2020 blaze that killed four people.

Chevron USA Inc., Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and other major companies engaging in hazardous waste treatment were hit with a lawsuit in federal court in California Friday by the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control, which alleges it is owed fees for the cleanup of a landfill in Contra Costa County.

Senate Democrats are developing a carbon-tax proposal that could potentially be used to offset some of the costs of a sweeping social-spending bill as well as direct cash payments to households, according to a key lawmaker.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board outlined fatal industrial workplace failures including improper mixing of chemicals and hot work safety failures in a pair of final investigative reports made public on Friday.

The IRS is planning to issue more guidance on tax credits for carbon capture, which will focus on how taxpayers must document that they are reducing greenhouse gases, an IRS attorney said Friday.

The Federal Highway Administration says it has enough money to keep highway projects running in the coming weeks, as Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize surface transportation programs.

A coalition of environmentalists and farmworker groups sued the EPA in a California federal court on Friday over its July decision to let farmers keep using the pesticide paraquat.

Energy Transfer LPconfirmed it released gas from a pipeline where satellite data showed a methane leak, highlighting the uphill battle to curb emissions of one of the most potent global warming culprits.

Paul Hastings is expanding its infrastructure and energy practice with two new partners at the firm’s Houston office, reflecting Big Law’s growing interest in Texas.

A three-judge appeals court panel in Washington on Friday appeared skeptical of arguments that federal energy regulators ignored environmental impacts when they approved a proposed natural gas pipeline project in Pennsylvania.