Biden’s California Monuments Fuel Antiquities Act Legal Fights

President Joe Biden’s designation of two national monuments in California this week will further divide western states and policymakers embroiled in legal and political fights over White House power to unilaterally block mining, oil and gas drilling, and other development on federal lands.

BlackRock Exits Major Climate Group Amid Wall Street Exodus

BlackRock Inc. is parting ways with one of the world’s biggest climate-investor groups after being targeted by Republican politicians for its efforts on global warming.

EPA Sued Over Challenge to New Chemical Import, Manufacture Rule

The Environmental Defense Fund is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule updating procedures under the Toxic Substances Control Act for companies that want to import or make new chemicals in the US.

IRS Gets Blowback on Hydrogen Provisions in Tech-Neutral Rules

The IRS rejected pleas for changes from the hydrogen industry and doubled down on its treatment of fuel cells as a combustion or gasification technology in the final clean electricity tax credit rules.

EPA Slams Industry Challenge Against Ethylene Oxide Rule

Industry petitioners seeking to quash ethylene oxide limits rely on a “perverse” reading of clean air law that undermines the health-protective standards, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

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IRS Beats Insurer in Bankruptcy Appeal Over BP Oil Spill Payout

The Internal Revenue Service has priority over a $1 million payout received by a Florida staffing company from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, outstripping the bankruptcy claim of an insurer, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled.

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Crypto CEOs Clamor for Access to Trump as Inauguration Day Nears

Circle Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Allaire said Thursday on X that the stablecoin company contributed tokens worth $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee — joining a parade of other CEOs vying for favor as the incoming administration works to form a key crypto industry group.