JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Paxton secures settlement from Vanguard in Texas lawsuit alleging collusion to harm coal industry
In the settlement, Vanguard denied any wrongdoing, but the firm agreed to disclose its role in climate groups.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Climate groups file lawsuit against repeal of endangerment finding, augering a legal showdown
As was expected, the first legal challenge to the Trump administration's repeal of a key climate law, the "endangerment finding," was filed. The repeal provides a path for the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2007 ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, which opened the door for the EPA's expansive regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.