Vancouver's city council voted to support a liability law that would make it easier for cities to sue fossil fuel companies for climate damages. Photo credit: George Rose/Getty Images By Karen Savage Vancouver and Richmond are the latest Canadian cities to ask the government of British Columbia to enact a law that would help…
The UN Human Rights Council will hear a new report on Friday highlighting the role of fossil fuel companies and governments in deepening a humanitarian crisis. Photo credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand A United Nations human rights expert has called for a new report to serve as a stirring wake-up call for transformative change…
ExxonMobil, under chief executive Darren Woods, center, has cut ties with some groups over their climate denial work, but continues to fund the American Council on Science and Health. Photo credit: Exxon via Twitter By Karen Savage ExxonMobil is funding a little-known nonprofit that calls itself a “pro-science advocacy organization,” but whose scientific advisory board includes several renowned climate…
Presidential hopeful Jay Inslee visited California wildfire victims in his campaign, which is centered around combating climate change. Photo credit: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Democratic presidential candidate and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a plan to directly challenge the fossil fuel industry, including holding polluters legally…
A conference at the University of Hawaii discussed the climate impacts battering the state and whether the fossil fuel industry should be held accountable. Photo credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images By Karen Savage An attorney from an industry trade group tried to insert panelists representing the oil industry into a panel on climate litigation held…
Building seawalls, like the one in Santa Barbara, Calif., to protect U.S. coastal communities from even moderate sea level rise will cost hundreds of billions, a new study shows. Photo credit: George Rose/Getty Images By Kaitlin Sullivan If the oceans continue to rise at the pace they have over the past two decades, sea level will rise by more…
Climate impacts like extreme downpours, which caused this mudslide in Sausalito, led Marin County, Calif., to sue fossil fuel companies for climate damages. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Marin County, Calif., is working to rally opposition to a carbon tax proposal that would also grant legal immunity to fossil fuel…
A new poll shows Americans understand fossil fuels' role in global warming and believe the industry should pay for the costs. Photo credit: Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images By Karen Savage The majority of Americans say fossil fuel companies should pay for damage caused by climate change, according to a recent poll released…
Total, targeted by climate protesters earlier this year, also faces a legal challenge from groups that say it is not living up to French law requiring companies to combat climate change. Photo credit: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images By Karen Savage More than a dozen French communities and environmental organizations say that Total, one of France’s largest oil and gas companies, is not…
Communities like Pacifica, Calif., are struggling with climate costs, including coastal erosion, increased drought, wildfires and extreme weather. Photo credit: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand A group of mayors will propose a resolution that seeks to protect cities from shouldering the burden of climate adaptation costs at…