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Court Set To Hear Arguments In Youth Climate Lawsuit Against Canadian Federal Government

Court Set To Hear Arguments In Youth Climate Lawsuit Against Canadian Federal Government

A landmark constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 15 young Canadians against Canada’s federal government will come before a court this week for two days of hearings to determine if the case will advance to trial. Should the case go to trial, it would be one of the first courtroom

Rhode Island Judge Refuses To Toss Climate Adaptation Lawsuit Against Shell

Rhode Island Judge Refuses To Toss Climate Adaptation Lawsuit Against Shell

A federal district judge in Rhode Island has ruled to allow a climate adaptation lawsuit brought by a New England environmental law organization against oil major Shell to advance towards discovery and trial. According to Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), the organization suing Shell over climate risks to its oil storage

How Congress Can Support Lawsuits Demanding Climate Accountability

How Congress Can Support Lawsuits Demanding Climate Accountability

Story originally published by DeSmog On Wednesday, September 23, several members of Congress introduced a resolution in both houses that supports the principles and demands of the 21 youth suing the U.S. government in the landmark constitutional climate case Juliana v. United States. Titled the “Children’s Fundamental Rights

Polish Court Recognizes Climate Damage, Rules Coal Plant Operators Negotiate Closure With Environmental Lawyers

Polish Court Recognizes Climate Damage, Rules Coal Plant Operators Negotiate Closure With Environmental Lawyers

A judge in Poland has ruled that operators of the Bełchatów coal plant – Europe’s single biggest emitter of carbon pollution – must negotiate a settlement with environmental lawyers that brought a lawsuit last year over the coal plant’s destructive environmental and climate impacts. The ruling, which followed a hearing

Climate Lawsuit Filed In Spain Demanding Government Increase Ambition In Confronting Climate Crisis

Climate Lawsuit Filed In Spain Demanding Government Increase Ambition In Confronting Climate Crisis

Environmental organizations have brought a climate change lawsuit against the government of Spain in an effort to compel more ambitious action in addressing the climate emergency. Greenpeace Spain, Ecologistas en Acción and Oxfam Intermón filed their case before Spain’s Supreme Court on September 15 contending that Spain has failed

Court Considers If Washington State, Smothered By 'Climate Fires' And Smoke, Is Violating Youths' Rights To Life And Liberty

Court Considers If Washington State, Smothered By 'Climate Fires' And Smoke, Is Violating Youths' Rights To Life And Liberty

Story originally published by DeSmog As rampant wildfires worsened by climate change continued to batter the western U.S. this week, a Washington state appeals court examined the question of whether young people should be allowed to sue their state government over the climate crisis. The hearing, held Thursday, September

Connecticut Becomes The Fifth State To Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change

Connecticut Becomes The Fifth State To Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change

Story originally published by Drilled News On Monday, September 14, Connecticut announced it had filed a lawsuit in state court against oil major ExxonMobil for alleged “decades of deceit” on the risks of climate change that stem from burning fossil fuels. “ExxonMobil sold oil and gas, but it also sold

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