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Court Hearings In The “Most Consequential Case In The History Of Humanity” Have Concluded. Here’s What You Need To Know

Court Hearings In The “Most Consequential Case In The History Of Humanity” Have Concluded. Here’s What You Need To Know

With record-level participation and potentially far-reaching impacts, this climate justice case is the biggest court case in the world. Article co-published with One Earth Now The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has wrapped up two weeks of hearings in a landmark climate justice case that could have long-lasting impacts on

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win

Story originally published by The New Lede The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court ruling in a youth-led case against the Montana state government, affirming that the sixteen young plaintiffs have a right to a “stable climate system.” The decision marks what legal observers say is a

New Youth Climate Case In Florida Challenges Public Service Commission’s Energy Plan Approvals

New Youth Climate Case In Florida Challenges Public Service Commission’s Energy Plan Approvals

Five young people from Florida’s Miami-Dade County have filed a new climate lawsuit in state court against the Florida Public Service Commission, challenging the commission’s continual approvals of utility companies’ long-term energy plans that prioritize fossil fuels and thereby contribute to dangerous climate change. That pattern of rubber-stamping

US Government Says Supreme Court Should Not Intervene In Climate Deception Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

US Government Says Supreme Court Should Not Intervene In Climate Deception Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

The Department of Justice has recommended that the US Supreme Court deny pending petitions filed by oil and gas companies and a group of Republican-led states that seek to stop climate lawsuits targeting the oil industry over alleged deception from advancing towards trial. In briefs filed this week with the

US, Other Major Emitters Reject Responsibility For Climate Harm During Landmark Climate Justice Hearings

US, Other Major Emitters Reject Responsibility For Climate Harm During Landmark Climate Justice Hearings

As what is projected to be the hottest year in recorded history draws to a close, the world’s top court heard this week from countries like the United States, Canada, China, and Russia, that are among the biggest emitters of planet-heating greenhouse gases causing devastating harm to communities around

Carrboro, NC Sues Duke Energy In First Climate Deception Case Targeting An Electric Utility

Carrboro, NC Sues Duke Energy In First Climate Deception Case Targeting An Electric Utility

Lawsuit follows several new climate and plastics deception cases filed against Big Oil. A North Carolina community is taking utility goliath Duke Energy to court alleging a decades-long campaign of climate deception that has delayed the transition away from fossil fuels and exacerbated damaging climate change impacts like severe storms,

Climate Crisis "Threatens Our Very Existence," Small Island States Tell World Court

Climate Crisis "Threatens Our Very Existence," Small Island States Tell World Court

Vanuatu, Melanesia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, and others testify as historic climate justice hearings begin at the International Court of Justice. Article co-published with One Earth Now Today the world’s highest court and the judicial body of the United Nations opened a historic two-week oral proceeding on climate justice. The hearings

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