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Andre Davis, Baltimore City Solicitor, is leading a climate lawsuit against Big OilAndre Davis, Baltimore's chief legal officer, is leading a climate liability lawsuit against fossil fuel companies. Photo credit: City of Baltimore via YouTube Featured

For Andre Davis, Judge Turned Baltimore City Lawyer, Climate Suit Is a Battle for Justice

October 30, 2018 1

By Seamus McGraw Allies and critics alike were caught off-guard when Andre M. Davis, Baltimore’s city solicitor, announced in July that the vulnerable coastal city…

The 21 plaintiffs challenging the U.S. government in Juliana v. United StatesThe 21 plaintiffs challenging the U.S. government in Juliana v. United States have already gotten the case further than almost anyone predicted. Photo credit: Robin Loznak Featured

Why Is the U.S. Government So Motivated to Avoid the Kids’ Climate Case?

October 29, 2018 10

By Karen Savage Although their case remains on hold while the Supreme Court reviews a last-ditch, extraordinary motion by the Trump Administration, the 21 young…

Germany's government, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, face a lawsuit over failed emissions targetsGermany's government, and Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) face a lawsuit by three farming families over the country's climate policy. Photo credit: German government via Getty Images International

German Government Faces Lawsuit Over Its Failure to Meet Climate Goals

October 28, 2018 2

By Dana Drugmand Three families in Germany are suing their government hoping to compel it to cut carbon emissions as it has promised, joining a…

The United Nations could recognize a safe climate and environment as a human rightThe United Nations should consider a right to a healthy environment, the special rapporteur on human rights argues. Photo credit: John Moore/Getty Images International

UN Urged to Recognize Healthy Climate As a Human Right

October 26, 2018 5

By Ucilia Wang David Boyd stood in front of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Thursday as the new special rapporteur…

Total is being challenged by French communities to comply with a climate change lawThe French oil giant Total is facing pressure to comply with a law that requires French companies to be vigilant about climate change. Photo credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images International

French Communities Demand Climate Action by Oil Giant Total

October 25, 2018 2

By Dana Drugmand More than a dozen communities and environmental organizations in France are challenging the French multinational oil and gas company Total for its…

Shell Oil's Arctic drilling drew massive protests in Seattle in 2015Shell's attempts to drill in the Arctic drew massive protests in Seattle in 2015. Photo credit: David Ryder/Getty Images Featured

Document Shows Shell Aimed to Profit from a Melting Arctic

October 24, 2018 3

By Karen Savage A newly revealed research document is adding to the growing body of evidence showing that while Royal Dutch Shell was internally acknowledging…

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced a climate lawsuit against ExxonNew York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced her office's lawsuit against Exxon for climate fraud. Photo credit: New York Attorney General via Twitter Exxon Climate Investigation

New York Attorney General Files Suit Against Exxon for Climate Fraud

October 24, 2018 11

By Ucilia Wang New York filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Wednesday, alleging that the company has deceived investors for years by deliberately downplaying the…

The Animal Legal Defense Fund contends that the government is responsible for climate impacts depriving people of the right to enjoy the outdoorsA legal advocacy group contends that the government is responsible for climate impacts such as wildfires that deprive people of the right to enjoy the outdoors. Photo credit: David McNew/Getty Images Litigation

Latest Climate Suit Vs. U.S. Government Launched by Animal Rights Group

October 22, 2018 2

By Seamus McGraw Does the U.S. Constitution, with its guarantees of liberty and privacy, also impose an obligation on the part of the federal government…

Kids suing U.S. government respond to the Supreme Court stay of their climate case.The young plaintiffs in the landmark climate case against the federal government ask the Supreme Court to lifts its stay and let their trial proceed. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Litigation

Kids Argue to Supreme Court to Keep Climate Case on Track: ‘We Will Be Irreparably Harmed’

October 22, 2018 3

By Karen Savage The 21 young plaintiffs in the landmark climate suit Juliana v. United States filed its response to the Supreme Court on Monday,…

Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a stay of the kids climate caseChief Justice John Roberts granted the Trump administration request to halt the kids climate case, Juliana v. United States. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Litigation

Supreme Court Grants Government’s Extraordinary Appeal, Pauses Kids Climate Case

October 19, 2018 21

By Karen Savage The U.S. Supreme Court has put the brakes on the landmark youth-led climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States. In a one-page order…

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