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- Labor must amend trade agreements that allow foreign companies to sue the government over energy and climate policies | Patricia Ranald Wed, 10 Aug 22, 10:56amForeign companies should not be able to sue the government for taking action on climate change
- Unfinished business: policies that could fail under UK’s ‘lame-duck’ government Sat, 9 Jul 22, 1:10amMuch needed decisions on energy to retail taxes look likely to stall amid political chaos
- I led the US lawsuit against big tobacco for its harmful lies. Big oil is next | Sharon Y Eubanks Tue, 5 Jul 22, 9:00pmWe may be approaching a legal tipping point for fossil fuel companies and the spin masters that work for them
- US supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions Fri, 1 Jul 22, 12:38amCourt sides with Republican states as ruling represents landmark moment in rightwing effort to dismantle ‘regulatory state’
- US supreme court hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions Fri, 1 Jul 22, 12:38amCourt sides with Republican states as ruling represents landmark moment in rightwing effort to dismantle ‘regulatory state’
- Fossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits Thu, 30 Jun 22, 3:00pmNumber of climate-related lawsuits globally has doubled since 2015, with quarter filed in past two years
- Young people go to European court to stop treaty that aids fossil fuel investors Tue, 21 Jun 22, 3:00pmFive claimants aged 17-31 want their governments to exit the energy charter treaty, which compensates oil and gas firms
- How two Goldman prize winners won landmark rulings in Dutch courts Wed, 25 May 22, 5:30pmMarjan Minnesma’s legal fight forced the Dutch government to cut emissions, while Chima Williams took on Royal Dutch Shell
- Shell sued by ClientEarth for net-zero failures Wed, 23 Mar 22, 6:30amEnvironmental group ClientEarth has opened legal proceedings against Shell for failing to prepare for net-zero. The case holds 13 Shell directors liable for the company's inaction.[...]
- Supreme Court ruling could derail Biden's climate plans Sat, 19 Mar 22, 5:30amThe Supreme Court will soon rule on an environmental case that could impact President Joe Biden's climate plan. The court has already heard arguments on a case pitting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against 19...
- The man who could help big oil derail America’s climate fight Thu, 17 Mar 22, 8:00pmPhil Goldberg, a self-described ‘committed environmentalist’, has a powerful strategy to shield the largest oil companies in America
- The stealth operative for big oil who’s out to derail America’s climate fight Thu, 17 Mar 22, 8:00pmPhil Goldberg, a self-described ‘committed environmentalist’, has a powerful strategy to shield the largest oil companies in America
- A win for Honolulu in big oil climate change lawsuit Wed, 16 Mar 22, 5:30amIt’s Honolulu versus big oil. And the Hawaiian capital is winning. In a recent effort to hold oil companies accountable for global warming, the city and county of Honolulu just overcame a major legal barrier.[...]
- Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules Tue, 15 Mar 22, 12:44pmEight teenagers and a nun had previously won their case against the federal environment minister related to the expansion of a NSW coalmine
- Peacocks in precarious position after Miami loosens laws Fri, 4 Feb 22, 6:30amPeacocks in southern Florida could be pushed from their habitats after the Miami-Dade commission loosened a law protecting them. On Tuesday, the commission voted to allow cities to opt-out of a 20-year-old law protecting...