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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. During World War II, Congress authorized President Franklin Roosevelt to enlist oil refineries for the war effort. Centralization

The Singapore shipowner of the vessel Dali that struck and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge are seeking court protection from liability.

A University of Louisville graduate student has exposed a comedy of errors by federal, state and local agencies that has allowed hazardous wastes to pollute the ground and, possibly, a nearby waterway.

LOUISVILLE —When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded to a “surface water pollution emergency” on farmland 17 miles south of downtown in 1979, federal officials joined state regulators in removing

BALTIMORE — The deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could rival or beat the maritime industry’s largest-ever financial loss, with insurance claims expected to reach $1 billion or

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas and the U.S. have reached a settlement to recover natural resource damages caused by the March 2019 fire at the Deer Park facility owned by International Terminals Company, a press release states.

The collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge could rival or beat the maritime industry's largest-ever financial loss.

The collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge could rival or beat the maritime industry's largest-ever financial loss.

The collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge could rival or beat the maritime industry's largest-ever financial loss.

Therell be a colossal bill from the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore — but an 1851 law might limit it.