New Legal Challenges Emerge in the Black Hills Nine groups within the Sioux Nation are challenging an exploratory graphite drilling project in South Dakota’s Black Hills, filing a lawsuit earlier this month against the U.S. Forest Service. The plaintiffs, including environmental and Native American advocacy organizations, argue that the project threatens Pe’ Sla, a mountain…
The Canadian federal government has proposed a significant regulatory shift that would strip the Impact Assessment Agency of its authority to review major pipeline projects, returning that jurisdiction to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). Announced this week in Ottawa, the move aims to streamline the approval process for national energy infrastructure, reversing a core policy…
Legal Action Filed in Kenya Residents of a rural community in Kenya have initiated a formal lawsuit against the British multinational oil and gas company BP, alleging that historical oil exploration conducted by its subsidiary, Amoco, in the 1980s resulted in widespread, long-term toxic pollution. The plaintiffs contend that the exploration activities left behind hazardous…
