July 15, 2019
Stories tagged "Supreme Court"
June 19, 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Virginia’s Uranium Mining Ban
In an unanticipated plot twist, the Supreme Court’s most liberal and conservative Justices joined together and upheld a decades-old Virginia law banning uranium mining, and did so over the objection of the Trump Justice Department and three other Justices who...April 25, 2019
The Nuclear Industry is Gaming the System at the Cost of Renewables
As renewable energy technology has grown over the past decades, many states have used procurement mandates to help maximize the percentage of their energy mix that comes from carbon-free energy sources. These mandates have been very effective at reducing the cost of...February 28, 2019
Pipeline Court Challenges Continue
On Tuesday, five environmental groups announced their intention to sue the Trump Administration over its decision to allow the Enefit project to go forward and begin constructing three pipelines and two transmission lines across federal land in Utah — these will...January 8, 2019
Supreme Court allows MA investigation of Exxon Mobile to go forward
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected (with no written explanation) an effort by oil giant Exxon Mobile to block an investigation by the State of Massachusetts’ Attorney General, Maura Healey, into whether the company misled the public and investors about how...July 11, 2018