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Australian Youth Climate Lawsuit Challenges Queensland Coal Project On Human Rights Grounds

Australian Youth Climate Lawsuit Challenges Queensland Coal Project On Human Rights Grounds

An organization of young people in Queensland, Australia called Youth Verdict has brought a rights-based climate lawsuit against the Galilee Coal Project. It is the first climate lawsuit challenging a coal mine on human rights grounds and the first legal challenge brought by youth against a coal project in Australia.

Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit In Florida

Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit In Florida

A Florida state court judge ruled on June 1 to dismiss a climate change lawsuit against the state brought by eight young Floridians. The ruling is the latest in a string of setbacks for young people suing their governments at the state and federal levels over the climate crisis. These

In Colorado State Court, ExxonMobil And Suncor Urge Dismissal Of Climate Liability Lawsuit

In Colorado State Court, ExxonMobil And Suncor Urge Dismissal Of Climate Liability Lawsuit

In a hearing before the Boulder County District Court on June 1, attorneys representing ExxonMobil and Suncor argued that a climate liability lawsuit brought by three Colorado communities should be dismissed on multiple grounds. The lawsuit, originally filed in April 2018 by the counties of Boulder and San Miguel and

Court Rejects Oil Companies' Appeal, Rules California Climate Cases Belong In State Court

Court Rejects Oil Companies' Appeal, Rules California Climate Cases Belong In State Court

California communities suing major oil and gas companies over localized climate change impacts moved one step closer to holding these companies accountable in court. On Tuesday, May 26, a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions both favoring the municipal plaintiffs seeking to make fossil

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