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Historic Hearing Underway In Youth Constitutional Climate Case Against Trump

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

Indonesian Islanders Take Their Fight For Climate Justice To Swiss Court

Indonesian Islanders Take Their Fight For Climate Justice To Swiss Court

Four residents of Pari Island have sued cement giant Holcim. The court is now deciding if the case can move forward. Piece co-published with One Earth Now “I feel the effects of climate change every day. Where shall we go if our island sinks?” Ibu Asmania, a mother of three

15 Children In Wisconsin File The Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers

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

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

US Government Says Court Should Dismiss Youth Case Challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

US Government Says Court Should Dismiss Youth Case Challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

The Trump administration is asking a federal court to toss out a climate lawsuit brought by 22 young Americans on constitutional grounds challenging the administration’s pro-fossil fuel agenda, arguing that grievances over federal energy policy cannot be addressed by the courts. In a motion to dismiss briefing filed on

World Court Delivers Landmark Opinion On Climate Justice, Confirming Countries Have Legal Duty To Act On The Climate Emergency

World Court Delivers Landmark Opinion On Climate Justice, Confirming Countries Have Legal Duty To Act On The Climate Emergency

The International Court of Justice – the world’s highest court and the principal judicial body of the United Nations – has issued a landmark and potentially game-changing advisory opinion on countries’ obligations under international law to address the climate crisis. The opinion confirms that climate action is a legal duty and

Australia Does Not Owe ‘Duty Of Care’ To Torres Strait Islanders, Court Rules In Australian Climate Case

Australia Does Not Owe ‘Duty Of Care’ To Torres Strait Islanders, Court Rules In Australian Climate Case

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled in favor of the Australian government in a landmark climate justice case brought by two indigenous Torres Strait Islanders, finding that the government did not act negligently in failing to protect the island communities from increasingly severe, and even existential, climate change impacts.

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