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Industry Allies Amplify Big Oil's Demand For US Supreme Court To End Climate Accountability Lawsuits

Industry Allies Amplify Big Oil's Demand For US Supreme Court To End Climate Accountability Lawsuits

These fossil fuel friends - including a former US Attorney General - are fighting against climate cases in US courts. Oil and gas industry trade associations, corporate-backed legal organizations, Republican attorneys general and other fossil fuel industry allies recently filed court briefs supporting Big Oil’s latest bid to have

Why Is The Biden DOJ Blocking A Landmark Youth Climate Suit?

Why Is The Biden DOJ Blocking A Landmark Youth Climate Suit?

Piece originally published by Drilled In late December, a federal district court judge in Oregon issued a ruling that put a landmark youth constitutional climate lawsuit against the federal government firmly back on path towards trial. “The judiciary is capable and duty-bound to provide redress for the irreparable harm government

This NGO Won A Climate Case Against Shell. Its Next Target? Dutch Bank ING

This NGO Won A Climate Case Against Shell. Its Next Target? Dutch Bank ING

Story originally published by DeSmog When Royal Dutch Shell lost a landmark climate lawsuit in The Netherlands, climate advocates said the Dutch court’s ruling put polluters and their financiers on notice. Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to

2023 Has Been A Big Year For Climate Accountability In The Courts

2023 Has Been A Big Year For Climate Accountability In The Courts

Story originally published by DeSmog Climate litigation had a momentous year in 2023. Courts worldwide heard evidence and arguments at pivotal trials and hearings. Landmark rulings marked progress in holding governments to account for climate inaction or denial, and new climate cases continued to be filed. With climate lawsuits now

Reflections From COP28: "Accountability Is Coming"

Reflections From COP28: "Accountability Is Coming"

The UN climate negotiations in Dubai have wrapped up following a historic push to compel the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties to confront what is at the core of the climate crisis – to finally use the ‘F’ words in the official text. While it is significant that the outcome document

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

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

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