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- Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea Thu, 9 Nov 23, 7:59pmEnergy firm’s lawsuit looks for indefinite block on group’s protesters targeting its infrastructure
- Fossil fuel companies have a secret weapon. Here’s how Britain can help take it away from them | Cleodie Rickard Thu, 14 Sep 23, 12:06amEleven countries have already pledged to exit the disastrous international charter treaty. We must join them
- ClientEarth loses high court fight with Shell over climate strategy Mon, 24 Jul 23, 9:55pmEnvironmental law charity claims energy firm cannot achieve net zero goal with current transition plan
- Oil lobbyists spend millions to stall California’s game-changing climate bill Wed, 5 Jul 23, 8:00pmBills would force large companies that do business in the state to report all emissions and crack down on bogus carbon offset claims
- Climate campaigner takes Surrey oil drilling case to supreme court Thu, 22 Jun 23, 12:32amSarah Finch’s challenge to plans to allow oil well hinges on wider environmental impact of fossil fuels
- North Sea drilling: Greenpeace prepares to challenge ‘disastrous’ UK decision Tue, 25 Apr 23, 7:30amCourt to decide if judicial review of Liz Truss move to allow new oil and gas drilling should be permitted
- US supreme court denies oil companies’ bid to move venue of climate lawsuits Tue, 25 Apr 23, 1:00amJustices turn away appeals of lower court decisions that determined lawsuits belong in state court
- Nearly 14,000 Nigerians take Shell to court over devastating impact of pollution Thu, 2 Feb 23, 5:01pmPeople from Niger delta areas of Ogale and Bille seeking justice in London’s high court
- Why environmental disaster victims are looking to European courts Thu, 29 Dec 22, 11:00pmCampaigners are finding courts increasingly open to considering cases – and finding in their favour
- 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