Trump DOJ Pivots to Playing Offense on Environment, Chief Says

The Justice Department’s environmental division is increasingly playing offense and taking states to court in the second Trump administration—a shift from its historical defensive role, the department’s head told Bloomberg Law in an interview.

Justice Department Sues to Stop Minnesota Climate Deception Case

The Trump administration sued Minnesota on Monday, accusing the state of attempting to regulate greenhouse gases through state litigation against oil and gas companies.

Federal Judge Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About Missouri Roundup Deal

A federal judge overseeing thousands of cancer lawsuits against Bayer AG and its Roundup weedkiller said he had “grave concerns” about whether a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement in Missouri could properly address future claims outside the state.

California Seeks to Block Energy Department Sable Restart Order

The US Department of Energy unlawfully directed Sable Offshore Corp. to defy state regulators and court orders to stop pumping oil, California said in a new court filing asking a judge to block the department’s emergency order.

Whale’s Status as Unique Species Probed After Lutnick Remark

The Trump administration is taking the first steps to potentially remove the imperiled Rice’s whale from the endangered species list to promote oil drilling, according to a notice published Monday.

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Ford’s $30,000 Electric Pickup Aims to Win Over Skeptical Buyers

Everything about Ford Motor Co.’s Long Beach, California, “skunkworks” operation was designed so that its crack engineering team could dream up a new electric vehicle lineup that broke with convention. And yet after years of tinkering, the automaker is aiming to reinvent a form it didn’t get right the first time: the pickup truck.

Data Centers Aren’t the Enemy — They’re the Future: Editorial

For a bunch of unremarkable warehouses, they’re generating a lot of controversy. Data centers — low-slung facilities that house the server racks and energy systems that underpin the digital economy — have become a heated issue on the campaign trail. Politicians from both parties are pushing bills to restrict them. Some want a nationwide “moratorium.” That would be a historic mistake.

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DOJ Offers Lawyers $25,000 Signing Bonuses as Recruitment Lags

The Justice Department is taking a new tack to overcome hurdles in attracting qualified legal talent: offering $25,000 signing bonuses to staff an office investigating youth transgender treatments and litigating the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.

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