Andre Davis, Baltimore's chief legal officer, is leading a climate liability lawsuit against fossil fuel companies. Photo credit: City of Baltimore via YouTube 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 States have already gotten the case further than almost anyone predicted. Photo credit: Robin Loznak 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 (center) face a lawsuit by three farming families over the country's climate policy. Photo credit: German government via Getty Images 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 should consider a right to a healthy environment, the special rapporteur on human rights argues. Photo credit: John Moore/Getty Images 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…
The 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 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's attempts to drill in the Arctic drew massive protests in Seattle in 2015. Photo credit: David Ryder/Getty Images 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 her office's lawsuit against Exxon for climate fraud. Photo credit: New York Attorney General via Twitter 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…
A 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 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…
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 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 granted the Trump administration request to halt the kids climate case, Juliana v. United States. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images 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…