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Montana Supreme Court Denies New Petition From Youth Climate Activists

Montana Supreme Court Denies New Petition From Youth Climate Activists

A year after affirming a landmark trial court ruling striking down an anti-climate policy in Montana and recognizing young people’s right to a healthy environment and climate system, Montana’s top court has denied a new petition filed by many of the same youth activists seeking to enforce their

Court Advances Pari Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim In Switzerland

Court Advances Pari Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim In Switzerland

A Swiss court has decided to allow a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian islanders against the cement giant Holcim to move forward and be examined on the merits. The decision rejecting the company’s initial procedural arguments means that the plaintiffs are a significant step closer in their pursuit

Turn To The Courts: Report Reflects On 10 Years Of Climate Litigation

Turn To The Courts: Report Reflects On 10 Years Of Climate Litigation

In the face of government inaction and corporate impunity in worsening climate crisis, courts are playing a critical role, new analysis finds. Co-published with One Earth Now On June 24, 2015, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands handed down a world-first ruling in a climate lawsuit brought by the

Youth Activists In Montana Who Won Historic Climate Case File Fresh Legal Action Against Their State Government

Youth Activists In Montana Who Won Historic Climate Case File Fresh Legal Action Against Their State Government

Young Montanans who won a landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit against their state government are headed back to court, seeking to enforce the judgment recognizing their right to a healthy environment and stable climate and to strike down newly enacted state laws that they say infringe upon this right. Lawyers

Homeowners Sue Oil Companies As Climate Damage Drives Up Insurance Rates

Homeowners Sue Oil Companies As Climate Damage Drives Up Insurance Rates

By Dana Drugmand, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Two homeowners in Washington state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent years

Connecticut Court Advances State Consumer Protection Case Against ExxonMobil

Connecticut Court Advances State Consumer Protection Case Against ExxonMobil

A climate fraud case brought by the state of Connecticut against oil major ExxonMobil is moving forward after a state court judge last week denied the company’s bid to have the case dismissed. In a 69-page opinion issued on November 26, Connecticut Superior Court Judge John B. Farley rejected

Belgian Farmer Faces Off In Court Against French Oil Major

Belgian Farmer Faces Off In Court Against French Oil Major

A first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit in Belgium, featuring a smallholder farmer going up against one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, is coming before a court today in proceedings that will scrutinize the company’s role in contributing to the climate crisis. Lawyers representing farmer Hugues Falys

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