Valve turners Annette Klapstein, left, and Emily Johnston won the right to use the necessity defense in their trial for threatening an Enbridge oil pipeline. Photo credit: shutitdown.today By Seamus McGraw No one—least of all the defendants—disputes the facts of the case against four people known as valve-turners: activists who trespassed on private…
Typhoon Mangkhut devastated the Philippines, bringing more climate-related damage to the vulnerable country. Photo credit: Jes Aznar/Getty Images By Ucilia Wang An investigation into whether fossil fuel companies are responsible for disastrous climate impacts in the Philippines will bring that country's Commission on…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said climate risks could cause a financial catastrophe worse than the 2008 global crisis. Photo credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images By Karen Savage A new bill proposed in Congress this week aims to require companies to disclose key information about their exposure to climate change-related…
New Bern was one of many communities in inland North Carolina hit hard by flooding from Hurricane Florence. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand As North and South Carolina begin a long recovery process after Hurricane Florence, the lingering question is whether the storm will result…
Research has already shown climate change is making Hurricane Florence more destructive, even before it pummels the Carolina coast. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Ucilia Wang Climate change will likely help turn Hurricane Florence into a raging rain machine by dumping 50 percent more water than it would…
Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to end Massachusetts' climate fraud probe because the state lacks jurisdiction. Photo credit: Eric Thayer/Getty Images By Karen Savage ExxonMobil has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to stop an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General…
Rhode Island had detailed many climate impacts in its lawsuit against oil companies and it brings the power of a state to the fight. Photo credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images When Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin filed suit against 21 oil and gas companies in July, it became the first such lawsuit filed by…
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, is now threatening Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate plan over a blocked pipeline project. Photo credit: Office of the Premier of Alberta By Ucilia Wang Alberta’s vast oil sands deposits have long defined its economy and culture. Now they could help derail Canada’s national climate plan. It’s…
Among climate activists' frustration with California Gov. Jerry Brown: He never pushed Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, to investigate Exxon for climate fraud. Photo credit: Stephen Lam/Getty Images By Seamus McGraw When Jerry Brown first began to claw his way back from a long political exile to reclaim the governor’s seat in Sacramento…
California faces more wildfires, droughts and beach erosion if climate change progresses unchecked, the California climate assessment reports. Photo credit: David McNew/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand When California released its Fourth Climate Change Assessment last week, it contained an alarming, comprehensive list of impacts the state will absorb,…