New York City is appealing the dismissal of its climate liability suit against five oil companies. Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Karen Savage New York City received support from four sources in its climate liability suit against the oil industry: friend-of-the-court briefs filed in favor…
Warming oceans have decimated the Dungeness crab industry on the West Coast, and a group of commercial fishermen want the fossil fuel industry held accountable. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand A group of commercial fishermen are joining the legal fight against the fossil fuel industry for its role in climate change. A…
The Camp Fire, the deadliest California wildfire to date, will have associated costs spiraling into the billions. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand As major wildfires once again rage across California, fueled by extended drought and a warming climate, the immediate danger to life and…
The fight against paint companies for liability over lead poisoning mirrors the legal argument being made in climate liability cases. Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand On the surface, a liability verdict involving lead paint poisoning might not seem like it has much to do with climate change,…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city has appealed the dismissal of its climate suit vs. five oil companies. Photo credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Karen Savage New York City has filed its appeal of a federal judge’s decision to throw out its liability suit against five major oil…
The youth-led climate suit Juliana v. United States has been temporarily halted by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Photo credit: Robin Loznak By Karen Savage The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals once again postponed the landmark constitutional climate case, Juliana v. United States, on Thursday, granting a…
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood questioned Judge Barry Ostrager's investments in Exxon before he would oversee the state's climate fraud case. Photo credit: Office of NY Attorney General By Dana Drugmand A New York judge agreed to sell his stock in ExxonMobil to resolve a potential conflict of interest flagged by the New…
Attorney Roda Verheyen, left, testified that the law could evolve to hold climate polluters responsible for human rights violations. Photo credit: Germanwatch By Isabella Kaminski The possibility of holding companies legally responsible for human rights violations was the latest aspect discussed in the Philippines Commission for Human…
The failure of a carbon fee initiative in Washington State was one of many climate measures that did not gain enough voter support in Tuesday's election. Photo credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand The fossil fuel industry succeeded on several fronts in Tuesday’s midterm elections: working to defeat two major ballot measures it opposed in…
The kids climate case plaintiffs face another round of emergency appeals by the federal government to stop their case. Photo credit: Robin Loznak By Dana Drugmand Despite continual rejections of its many appeals to stop the landmark youth climate case Juliana v. United States, the Trump administration is…