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New Orleans Sues Oil and Gas Companies
The city of New Orleans, which is already experiencing an increase in extreme rainfall events and rising seas due to climate change, is demanding that eleven oil, gas and pipeline companies pay for the damage they’ve done to its coastal wetlands. Read the entire article at Climate Liability News. The city alleges that the […]
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Block Exxon Climate Fraud Investigation
Massachusetts’ Attorney General is trying to force Exxon to turn over decades of records involving what it knew about climate change and what it told the public. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up ExxonMobil’s latest attempt to block Massachusetts’ investigation into whether the oil giant misled the public and investors about climate change. […]
Crab Fishers Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Climate Change Damage
Crab fishing on the West Coast has become so threatened by warming oceans that a coalition of commercial fishers has now joined the climate litigation fray with a lawsuit filed to hold 30 fossil fuel companies accountable for losses caused by climate change. Read the entire article at Inside Climate News. The lawsuit, filed […]
NY Attorney General Accuses Exxon of Withholding Key Climate Documents
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has asked for a court order to force ExxonMobil to turn over financial documents she said the company has withheld during her office’s investigation into whether the company misled shareholders and the public about climate change. Read the entire article at Climate Liability News. In a request filed […]
King County, WA Files Suit Against Big Oil for Climate Impacts
King County, Wash., which encompasses the metropolitan area of Seattle, filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies on Wednesday, joining a growing list of cities and counties seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the impacts of climate change. Read the entire article at Climate Liability News. The new lawsuit, filed […]
Scientific Proof Attributing Extreme Weather to Climate Change
The emerging science, that is increasingly able to determine how much of an extreme weather event is attributable to climate change, may drive growth in climate liability suits, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law. Read the entire article at Climate Liability News. The paper, by […]
Kids are Suing Gov. Rick Scott to Force Florida to Take Action on Climate Change
Florida Gov. Rick Scott doesn’t talk about climate change. He notoriously declared “I’m not a scientist” when asked his thoughts on humanity’s well-documented impact on the warming planet, banned the phrase in his administration (a charge he denies) and backed up President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. Read the entire article […]
International Court Ruling: Safe Climate a Human Right
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a landmark opinion that equates environmental protection with human rights, a conclusion that could force countries in Latin American and beyond to tackle climate change more aggressively. The advisory opinion represents the first time the Inter-American Court has recognized a fundamental right to a healthy environment, a concept […]
