Judge Ann Aiken

The Trump administration still can’t enforce its new noise rules near the Eugene Federal Building, a judge in Oregon ruled Friday.

In the last two weeks, two class action lawsuits against the J.H. Baxter company have been reclassified as civil suits. Both filed in the spring of 2021, they stemmed from noxious odors and dioxins from its now-shuttered Eugene plant.

A Federal Judge in Eugene Thursday issued a ruling that opens the door for a climate lawsuit brought by 21 young people against the U.S. government to go to trial.

A landmark lawsuit that pits 21 young people against the federal government over climate change could be settled in court. Parties agreed to enter…