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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

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

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