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Judge Dismisses Case Challenging Alaska LNG Project In Latest Setback For Youth Climate Cases

Judge Dismisses Case Challenging Alaska LNG Project In Latest Setback For Youth Climate Cases

An Alaskan state court judge has dismissed a youth climate case seeking to halt the state’s development of a massive new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, deciding that the youths’ constitutional challenge to a state law authorizing the project is beyond judicial review. In a March 10 order granting

Puerto Rican Communities Can Proceed With Federal RICO Claims Against Big Oil In Climate Deception Suit, Judge Rules

Puerto Rican Communities Can Proceed With Federal RICO Claims Against Big Oil In Climate Deception Suit, Judge Rules

The magistrate judge’s decision sustaining federal racketeering and antitrust claims puts the case on track for trial. A major class action climate lawsuit brought by Puerto Rican municipalities against some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies is a step closer to reaching trial after a federal magistrate

Sweden's Supreme Court Quashes Youth Climate Suit

Sweden's Supreme Court Quashes Youth Climate Suit

A climate lawsuit brought by youth activists in Sweden against their national government will not move forward, after Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled that the case is inadmissible. On February 19, the Swedish Supreme Court ruled that the young people’s case challenging the adequacy of Sweden’s climate policies

Landmark Climate Case Against Shell Goes To Dutch Supreme Court

Landmark Climate Case Against Shell Goes To Dutch Supreme Court

Article co-published with One Earth Now When a Dutch court ruled in 2021 that Shell must reduce CO2 emissions across its supply chain by 45% by 2030, climate campaigners hailed it as a “historic verdict” and a “monumental victory for our planet.” The decision marked the first time that a

Republican States Launch Legal Challenge To New York’s Climate Superfund Law

Republican States Launch Legal Challenge To New York’s Climate Superfund Law

Nearly two dozen Republican-led states are suing several New York state officials in an attempt to overturn New York’s novel climate change superfund law, which was enacted in late December. West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey announced the multi-state legal action against the New York law on February

Court Overturns Approvals Of Rosebank And Jackdaw Oil And Gas Fields

Court Overturns Approvals Of Rosebank And Jackdaw Oil And Gas Fields

A Scottish court has ruled that UK government approvals of offshore oil and gas fields were unlawful on the grounds that the downstream greenhouse gas emissions from burning the fuel were not taken into account. The ruling is a significant victory for climate campaigners challenging new fossil fuel projects over

Big Oil May Finally Have To Face Trial In Climate Deception Lawsuits. Why It Matters - And What Comes Next

Big Oil May Finally Have To Face Trial In Climate Deception Lawsuits. Why It Matters - And What Comes Next

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and other major oil and gas companies could, within the next couple of years, be put on trial in the US for allegedly sowing doubt about climate change and exacerbating costly climate damages, according to several climate law experts who have closely tracked the ongoing municipal and

Vermont v. Big Oil In Court: State’s Climate Deception Case Moves Closer To Trial, While Industry Allies Challenge Landmark Climate Superfund Law

Vermont v. Big Oil In Court: State’s Climate Deception Case Moves Closer To Trial, While Industry Allies Challenge Landmark Climate Superfund Law

The Green Mountain State “has become ground zero for climate litigation” The state of Vermont is a step closer to putting Big Oil on trial for alleged climate change deception with a recent state court ruling rejecting oil companies’ motions to dismiss the state’s climate accountability case. At the

Ten Climate Court Wins In 2024

Ten Climate Court Wins In 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, here is a look back at some of the year’s key victories for climate activists in the courts. Of course, not all climate litigation outcomes and developments this year were positive in terms of advancing climate action and accountability. There were some notable

Court Hearings In The “Most Consequential Case In The History Of Humanity” Have Concluded. Here’s What You Need To Know

Court Hearings In The “Most Consequential Case In The History Of Humanity” Have Concluded. Here’s What You Need To Know

With record-level participation and potentially far-reaching impacts, this climate justice case is the biggest court case in the world. Article co-published with One Earth Now The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has wrapped up two weeks of hearings in a landmark climate justice case that could have long-lasting impacts on

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win

Story originally published by The New Lede The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court ruling in a youth-led case against the Montana state government, affirming that the sixteen young plaintiffs have a right to a “stable climate system.” The decision marks what legal observers say is a

New Youth Climate Case In Florida Challenges Public Service Commission’s Energy Plan Approvals

New Youth Climate Case In Florida Challenges Public Service Commission’s Energy Plan Approvals

Five young people from Florida’s Miami-Dade County have filed a new climate lawsuit in state court against the Florida Public Service Commission, challenging the commission’s continual approvals of utility companies’ long-term energy plans that prioritize fossil fuels and thereby contribute to dangerous climate change. That pattern of rubber-stamping

US Government Says Supreme Court Should Not Intervene In Climate Deception Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

US Government Says Supreme Court Should Not Intervene In Climate Deception Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

The Department of Justice has recommended that the US Supreme Court deny pending petitions filed by oil and gas companies and a group of Republican-led states that seek to stop climate lawsuits targeting the oil industry over alleged deception from advancing towards trial. In briefs filed this week with the

US, Other Major Emitters Reject Responsibility For Climate Harm During Landmark Climate Justice Hearings

US, Other Major Emitters Reject Responsibility For Climate Harm During Landmark Climate Justice Hearings

As what is projected to be the hottest year in recorded history draws to a close, the world’s top court heard this week from countries like the United States, Canada, China, and Russia, that are among the biggest emitters of planet-heating greenhouse gases causing devastating harm to communities around

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