#SCOTUS agreed Friday that #energy companies facing lawsuits over #environmental damage to Louisiana’s #coast from #oil & #gas production can move the challenges from #state courts into friendlier #federal venues.

The ruling is a significant victory for oil companies, led by #Chevron & #ExxonMobil, in their legal battle with #Louisiana state officials over who should pay for the state’s #coastal #erosion. The companies have been supported by the #Trump admin.

#law #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

#US military set to begin its #blockade of #Iran #ports & #coast

The US has vowed to blockade all Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial #StraitOfHormuz & accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all the ports of US #allies in the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #EnergyCrisis
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Southerndown Sunset

#landscape #seascape #Wales #Welsh #coast #coastal #beach #southwards #Sunset #Ocean #Outdoors #Shore #Wave #Motion #BodyOfWater #Southerndown