Montana faces landmark climate trial brought by youth.

Montana officials defended their constitutional right to permit fossil fuel projects in a trial against young plaintiffs who argue that the state's constitution requires agencies to take climate change into account. The Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision has shrunk federal wetlands protections, which could speed up the permitting process for infrastructure projects. The cost to build offshore wind farms has spiked by as much as 20% amid high inflation, threatening to slow down the budding industry. New York is set to become one of the largest states to make home sellers disclose past flood damage and future risk. Volkswagen is facing pressure from shareholders to distance itself from China's Xinjiang region.