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A Judge Has Rejected Shell's Latest Attempt To Dismiss A Connecticut Climate Lawsuit

A Judge Has Rejected Shell's Latest Attempt To Dismiss A Connecticut Climate Lawsuit

Story originally published by DeSmog A Connecticut judge last week rejected Shell’s latest attempt to quash a climate lawsuit accusing the company of disregarding the severe climate change-driven risks to its fuel and chemical depot on the east bank of New Haven Harbor. The ruling, coming about a year

Climate Litigation Is Increasing As Government Action Falters

Climate Litigation Is Increasing As Government Action Falters

Story originally published by DeSmog Despite its name, ambition was largely lacking at mid-September’s Climate Ambition Summit at the United Nations in New York. Secretary General António Guterres asked nations to arrive at the session with concrete commitments for phasing out fossil fuels, observing in his opening remarks that

Why California Is Taking Big Oil To Court — And Why It Matters

Why California Is Taking Big Oil To Court — And Why It Matters

Piece originally published by DeSmog “This is a historic moment,” Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, told reporters on Sunday, as he stood alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom on the opening day of Climate Week NYC. The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently

California Joins States Suing Big Oil For Its Role In The Climate Crisis

California Joins States Suing Big Oil For Its Role In The Climate Crisis

Story originally published by DeSmog The state of California has jumped into the ring in the fight to hold some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers accountable for their role in driving the worsening climate crisis. On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against five

Attorneys: Verdict In Montana Youth Climate Case Bolsters Climate Suit Against US

Attorneys: Verdict In Montana Youth Climate Case Bolsters Climate Suit Against US

Story originally published in DeSmog Attorneys representing a group of young people suing the United States government in a groundbreaking constitutional climate lawsuit are pressing a federal district court in Oregon to deny the Department of Justice’s attempts to quash the case before trial, citing the recent ruling out

Fossil Fuel Companies Ask Hawaii Supreme Court To Dismiss Honolulu's Climate Case

Fossil Fuel Companies Ask Hawaii Supreme Court To Dismiss Honolulu's Climate Case

Story originally published in DeSmog As more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies continue to progress, a case brought by the city and county of Honolulu could become the first to put Big Oil on trial. On Thursday, the Hawaii Supreme

Montana Youth Activists Win Historic Climate Change Lawsuit

Montana Youth Activists Win Historic Climate Change Lawsuit

Story originally published in DeSmog A Montana court ruled in favor of 16 young people who put their state government on trial in June in the first constitutional climate trial in U.S. history. In an order issued Monday, Judge Kathy Seeley in the First Judicial District Court of Montana

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