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NationofChange “Here, an environmentally devastating pipeline was constructed in flagrant violation of the law.” A federal judge ruled Friday the Dakota Access Pipeline may continue pumping oil despite lacking a key federal permit while the Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review. The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes challenging the pipeline, which they say is operating illegally beneath a reservoir near their reservation, failed to “demonstrat...

Published: Friday, January 15, 2021 Jordan Cove, Pelican, Dakota Access pipeline. Credits: Jordan Cove LNG; Manjith Kainickara/Flcikr(pelican);Tony Webster/Flickr(pipeline) From pipeline battles to President Trump-era changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, federal courts will be busy this year hearing a slew of energy-related cases. Jordan Cove LNG; Manjith Kainickara/Flickr (pelican); Tony Webster/Flickr (pipeline) Legal experts will be watching to see what happens with courtroom battles ov...

The Center for Biological Diversity’s “Trump Lawsuit Tracker” reports that the environmental organization sued the current White House administration 248 times during the past four years. That’s an average of about one lawsuit a week, with Sundays off. When he takes office Jan. 20, Joe Biden will inherit those unresolved cases, including several with major national consequences for farmers and ranchers. What the new administration will do with those lawsuits, however, has la...