Who sues for the trees—and the air that we breathe?
Judges have started stepping in where regulators fear to tread, delivering high-profile victories to activists who have sued on behalf of nature—and future generations.
The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate crisis long ago
As early as 1958, the oil industry was hiring scientists and engineers to research the role that burning fossil fuels plays in global warming. The...
Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won’t allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key permit to build a...
Guest post: How attribution can fill the evidence ‘gap’ in climate litigation
In November 2015, a Peruvian farmer and mountain guide, Saúl Luciano Lliuya, launched a pioneering bid for climate justice in a German court more than...
Lack of Supreme Court review doesn’t settle where big oil lawsuit will be fought
The U.S. Supreme Court took a step Monday toward allowing San Francisco and Oakland to sue major oil companies in state court for their role...
Youth Climate Plaintiffs Try Again
Back in 2015 a group of young people sued the United States for failing to protect the climate and therefore their rights to a livable...
U.S. state officials urge Garland to reverse Trump positions on climate deception cases
The attorneys general of five U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Monday called on President Joe Biden’s Justice Department to withdraw legal briefs...
Oil companies defeat New York City appeal over global warming
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected New York City’s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of addressing...