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Montana Kids Just Won Their Landmark Climate Lawsuit. Here's Why.

Montana Kids Just Won Their Landmark Climate Lawsuit. Here's Why.

Article originally published by Drilled Sixteen young Montanans have accomplished something unprecedented in U.S. history – holding their government accountable for exacerbating the climate crisis and thereby violating their fundamental constitutional rights. In a ruling released August 14, 2023, district court judge Kathy Seeley agreed with the young people: they

Climate Accountability Lawsuits Are Advancing In Hawaii As State Suffers Major Climate-Related Disaster

Climate Accountability Lawsuits Are Advancing In Hawaii As State Suffers Major Climate-Related Disaster

Climate lawsuits seeking to hold a state transportation agency and major fossil fuel producers accountable for contributing to the climate crisis are moving forward in Hawaii. The state is currently reeling from devastating wildfires on the island of Maui that have destroyed the town of Lahaina and killed at least

Time To Get Corporate Climate Polluters ‘Into A Court Of Law’, Say Several Members Of The US Congress

Time To Get Corporate Climate Polluters ‘Into A Court Of Law’, Say Several Members Of The US Congress

“The potential that this fight has in the courts is massive,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, said on Wednesday evening. She was one of several speakers during a climate-focused webcast who highlighted the promise and the importance of holding corporate climate polluters accountable through litigation. The

Litigation Over Misleading Climate Claims Has 'Exploded' Over The Past Few Years

Litigation Over Misleading Climate Claims Has 'Exploded' Over The Past Few Years

Story originally published in DeSmog Companies are increasingly facing legal action over their false or misleading climate communications, according to a new report examining trends in global climate litigation. That report, released late last week, highlighted a surge in litigation around climate-related greenwashing — what researchers have termed “climate-washing” — over the

US Government Urges Court To Dismiss Federal Youth Climate Lawsuit

US Government Urges Court To Dismiss Federal Youth Climate Lawsuit

Story originally published in DeSmog The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal district court in Oregon to put an end to the landmark constitutional youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States after the court reactivated the litigation earlier this month. The case, which was originally filed in

Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Entities And Enablers For Contributing To Deadly 2021 Heatwave

Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Entities And Enablers For Contributing To Deadly 2021 Heatwave

Story originally published in DeSmog Major fossil fuel entities and trade associations including Koch Industries, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Western States Petroleum Association, as well as consulting behemoth McKinsey & Company, were slapped with the latest climate liability lawsuit today with the filing of a complaint in the

In Montana, A Landmark Legal Challenge Over Climate Change

In Montana, A Landmark Legal Challenge Over Climate Change

Story originally published in The New Lede For 20-year-old college student Olivia Vesovich, climate change is not a future concern. It’s a current and near-daily crisis. “Climate change has impacted my ability to breathe,” Vesovich testified from the witness stand of a Montana courtroom last week. The college student,

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