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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

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

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

Carrboro, NC Sues Duke Energy In First Climate Deception Case Targeting An Electric Utility

Carrboro, NC Sues Duke Energy In First Climate Deception Case Targeting An Electric Utility

Lawsuit follows several new climate and plastics deception cases filed against Big Oil. A North Carolina community is taking utility goliath Duke Energy to court alleging a decades-long campaign of climate deception that has delayed the transition away from fossil fuels and exacerbated damaging climate change impacts like severe storms,

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