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Michigan Sues Big Oil, Alleging A Conspiracy To Delay The Energy Transition

Michigan Sues Big Oil, Alleging A Conspiracy To Delay The Energy Transition

The lawsuit, which comes after the Trump administration preemptively sued the state last year, brings claims under federal and state antitrust laws. Story co-published with One Earth Now Major oil and gas companies are facing a fresh lawsuit from a U.S. state contending that they conspired to stifle competition

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

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

A Federal Court Dismissed A Youth-Led Legal Challenge To Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders. Now What?

A Federal Court Dismissed A Youth-Led Legal Challenge To Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders. Now What?

Youth activists are appealing the ruling, demanding action and that their “voices be heard.” The 22 young Americans suing President Donald Trump and his administration over executive orders that “unleash” fossil fuels during a time of accelerating climate breakdown are refusing to back down following a recent ruling from a

Maryland Supreme Court Hears Appeal In Municipalities’ Climate Deception Cases

Maryland Supreme Court Hears Appeal In Municipalities’ Climate Deception Cases

Lawsuits brought by Maryland municipalities against major fossil fuel companies over alleged deception and failure to warn about climate change risks came before the Maryland Supreme Court today as plaintiffs appeal lower court rulings dismissing their claims. And while plaintiffs’ counsel argued that those rulings were erroneous and based on

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