Analysis Commentary A Maryland Judge Has Sided With Oil Companies In Dismissing Baltimore's Climate Liability Lawsuit. What Might It Mean For Other Climate Cases Against Big Oil, And Where Do The Cases Stand? Credit: Mike Mozart (via Flickr), CC BY 2.0
Historic Hearing Underway In Youth Constitutional Climate Case Against Trump A federal court in Montana is hearing arguments and live witness testimony this week in a new youth-led lawsuit challenging several of President Donald Trump’s executive orders designed to boost fossil fuels while undermining renewable energy and suppressing climate science. Government defendants are urging the court to dismiss the
15 Children In Wisconsin File The Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers The suit, which follows legal victories in Montana and Hawaii, alleges violations of the state constitution and says Wisconsin law impedes a transition to renewable energy, locking in harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants. By Dana Drugmand, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared
Suncor And Exxon Lodge Third Petition To US Supreme Court In Boulder Climate Case The companies are counting on a sympathetic Trump administration to bolster their position. Oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor are asking the US Supreme Court to review a ruling issued by Colorado’s highest court in May that allows the city and county of Boulder’s climate liability lawsuit against the