The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the 21 young people in the landmark climate suit Juliana v. United States do not have standing to sue the U.S. government over climate change. Photo credit: Robin Loznak By Karen Savage The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the landmark youth-led climate lawsuit against the United States government on Friday, ruling the young…
2019 was marked by mass climate protests, but also a surge in lawsuits trying to deal with climate change and its impacts in the courts. Photo credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images By Karen Savage One of the busiest years yet for climate litigation, 2019 was highlighted by favorable decisions handed down by some of the world’s…
Urgenda leaders and supporters celebrate the Dutch Supreme Court ruling upholding the landmark climate ruling. Photo credit: Sem Van Der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images By Isabella Kaminski The HAGUE—The Netherlands’ Supreme Court upheld the landmark ruling in Urgenda v. the Netherlands, announcing its decision on Friday that governments have…
Research shows that even utilities that claim to support reducing carbon emissions are not investing in renewable energy. Photo credit: Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images By Karen Savage For decades, a group of investor-owned utilities coordinated with coal and rail companies to cast doubt on climate science and to delay…
Exxon successfully defeated climate fraud charges in its New York trial. Photo credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images By Karen Savage The New York attorney general did not prove that Exxon defrauded investors or misled them about climate risks to its business, New…
Concern about Canada regulating emissions from oil sands operations in 1991 led Exxon subsidiary Imperial Oil to study what level of a carbon tax would be needed to curb global warming. Photo credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images By Karen Savage Newly discovered documents show that Exxon has known for decades that a carbon tax would have to be at least $75 per…
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey followed New York's lead and sued Exxon for climate fraud. Photo credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued ExxonMobil on Thursday in the first state lawsuit alleging both consumer and investor fraud over climate…
A carbon dividends plan supported by the oil industry backed off a plan to exempt fossil fuel companies from liability lawsuits. Photo credit: CLC By Karen Savage The Climate Leadership Council (CLC) has dropped a provision from its carbon dividends plan that would have protected the fossil fuel industry…
New York is among the states tackling both opioid liability and climate change, a trend that could be boosted by the recent opioid ruling in Oklahoma. Photo credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images By Karen Savage Communities that have filed climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies could get a legal boost from a recent decision against opioid…
Boulder is one of three Colorado communities seeking to hold Exxon and Suncor responsible for climate impacts such as extreme weather, flooding and wildfires. Photo credit: Thomas Cooper/Getty Images By Karen Savage A federal judge has ruled that a climate liability suit against Exxon and Suncor by three Colorado municipalities belongs in state court,…