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Montana Is Paying A Climate Denier To Give Expert Testimony In Upcoming Trial

Montana Is Paying A Climate Denier To Give Expert Testimony In Upcoming Trial

Story originally published in DeSmog Montana has hired a climate scientist turned climate contrarian to be an expert witness in an upcoming trial challenging the state’s promotion of fossil fuels. Climatologist Judith Curry has already billed the state around $30,000 for a report filed in the case Held

Supreme Court Rejects Big Oil's Bid To Derail Climate Liability Lawsuits

Supreme Court Rejects Big Oil's Bid To Derail Climate Liability Lawsuits

Story originally published in DeSmog The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied requests from major oil companies to intervene in climate liability lawsuits aimed at holding fossil fuel producers accountable for climate damages and alleged disinformation campaigns. The court’s denial of the industry’s petitions means that the

Kids' Climate Case Advances In Hawaii

Kids' Climate Case Advances In Hawaii

Story originally published in DeSmog A judge in Hawaii has cleared the way for a youth climate case challenging the state’s fossil fuel-dependent transportation system to proceed to trial. The case, which invokes the Hawaiian constitution’s environmental guarantees, will be the second climate trial based on constitutional claims

Biden Administration Deals A Legal Blow To Big Oil

Biden Administration Deals A Legal Blow To Big Oil

President Passes a major climate test as Department of Justice backs state and city climate change lawsuits. Story originally published in SIERRA The Biden administration failed a major climate test last month when it granted approval of the controversial Willow project in Alaska—and in the process shattered the president’

International Courts Take On Climate With Historic Hearings And Resolution

International Courts Take On Climate With Historic Hearings And Resolution

Story originally published in DeSmog Two historic developments last week are putting the climate crisis squarely on the docket of some of the world’s highest courts. On March 29, an international human rights court in Europe held a pair of hearings addressing government responsibility on climate change for the

European Court Of Human Rights Holds Its First Hearings On Climate

European Court Of Human Rights Holds Its First Hearings On Climate

For the first time, an international human rights court in Europe held a pair of hearings on cases seeking to hold governments accountable for their role in contributing to the climate crisis and allegedly failing to protect citizens from worsening climate impacts such as extreme heat and flooding. The two

Montana Repeals State Energy Policy As Climate Trial Nears

Montana Repeals State Energy Policy As Climate Trial Nears

Story originally published in DeSmog Montana has repealed its 30-year-old energy policy – including a 2011 amendment that prioritized fossil-fuel development. The move comes as a June trial date approaches for a youth-led climate lawsuit against the state. In the lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, sixteen Montana children and teenagers

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