The massive costs of climate impacts such as rain-soaked hurricanes like Florence were highlighted in the latest government climate report. Photo credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand The cost of climate change has already reached into the billions of dollars and the tab will continue rising along with global…
Young people in Canada are launching a suit against the Canadian government for failure to reduce emissions, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's support of the Paris Climate Agreement. Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Canada is likely to be the next national government to face a climate lawsuit launched by young people. The class action suit…
Exxon hopes a court ruling on an NRA First Amendment claim helps it thwart climate probes by New York and Massachusetts. Photo credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images By Karen Savage ExxonMobil is using a recent court ruling involving the National Rifle Association to try to convince an appeals court to stop two…
Vanuatu was devastated by Cyclone Pam in 2015 and said it is desperate for financial help to survive climate change's ongoing impacts. Photo credit: Dave Hunt-pool/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Officials in the South Pacific island of Vanuatu said they are considering suing fossil fuel companies and nations that support the industry…
Attorney Julia Olson, right, argues the youth climate case Juliana v. United States should not be delayed before trial. Photo credit: Robin Loznak By Karen Savage U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken has approved another appeal by the Trump administration in Juliana v. United States, keeping the landmark…
Dana Nessel flipped the formerly Republican attorney general seat in Michigan to Democrat in the midterm election. Photo credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images By Seamus McGraw Nearly lost in the sometimes breathless coverage of the massive Democratic gains in the House of Representatives and state legislatures was a…
A Dutch appeals court recently upheld the landmark Urgenda climate ruling, but the government said it will appeal again. Photo credit: Chantal Bekker/Urgenda Foundation By Ucilia Wang The Dutch government announced it will appeal a ruling in the landmark Urgenda case that requires the government to reduce emissions to…
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…