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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Environmental nonprofit raises concerns over its alleged Chinese influence ahead of climate case

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a major climate case that could raise energy prices across the U.S., a libertarian legal organization held a virtual roundtable Wednesday discussing an environmental law organization whose ties to China have drawn scrutiny from Congress

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Federal appeals court rules there’s no constitutional right to clean water

Judges rule 14th Amendment does not establish a constitutional right to be free from exposure to contaminated municipal water.

NYTIMES (Dave Philipps and Erin Schaff) - Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

AI:The Trump administration's policies have opened a legal loophole allowing the sale of protected wild horses at low costs, effectively removing their federal protections and paving the way for widespread slaughter.Open

NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow) - Court Blocks Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Denver judge affirms city’s ban on gas appliances

Ruling a a win for the Sierra Club, which joined Denver in defending the laws, and a loss for restaurants.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Sen. Whitehouse leads Dem brief in climate case, doesn’t disclose donations from climate law firm

The Democrat lawmakers’ brief to U.S. Supreme Court argues about alleged “fossil fuel” funding for those filing briefs in support of energy companies. Yet, Whitehouse himself has received campaign donations from partners at Sher Edling, a law firm spearheading the climate litigation campaign.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - U.S. Supreme Court to decide state climate change case

“There is no constitutional bar to states addressing in-state harms caused by out-of-state conduct, be it the negligent design of an automobile or sale of asbestos,” lawyers for Boulder County wrote in a filing to the high court.

WASHINGTONPOST (Jake Spring) - Court deals setback to Trump’s war on wind as Pentagon is ordered to review projects

The Defense Department stopped processing national security reviews of wind projects in May, despite a law demanding they be completed in 75 days.

NYTIMES (Claire Brown) - Appeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate Grants

The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.

NYTIMES (Karen Zraick) - Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.