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Anacortes Refinery in Washington, with Mount Baker in the background. Credit: Walter Siegmund/CC-SA-3.0

Judge Dismisses Washington State's Children's Climate Lawsuit

By Georgina Gustin

Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Baltimore Sues 26 Fossil Fuels Companies Over Climate Change

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

The storm surge with Superstorm Sandy flooded the traffic tunnel between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Credit: Patrick Cashin/MTAThe storm surge from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 filled subway tunnels and parking garages in Lower Manhattan. As sea level rises

Judge Rejects NYC's Lawsuit Over Fossil Fuels' Impact on Climate Change

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Nobel-Winning Economist to Testify in Children’s Climate Lawsuit

By Georgina Gustin

Rhode Island has 400 miles of coastline, and it's facing sea level rise. Parts of Narragansett are at risk. Credit: Marc Choquette/CC-BY-2.0

Rhode Island Sues Oil Companies Over Climate Change, First State in Wave of Lawsuits

By Nicholas Kusnetz

HFCs, used in cooling and refrigeration, are short-lived climate pollutants. Credit: Justin Sullivan

11 States Sue Scott Pruitt Over HFCs, Climate Super-Pollutants

By Marianne Lavelle

Imperial Beach, California. Credit: David Hasemyer

This Tiny California Beach Town Is Suing Big Oil. It's a Fight for Survival.

By David Hasemyer

A ConocoPhilips refinery in Rodeo, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

2 City Lawsuits Against Big Oil Dismissed, But That’s Not the End of It

By David Hasemyer

Trump Administration Joins Fossil Fuel Companies in Climate Fight Against Cities

Trump Administration Joins Fossil Fuel Companies in Climate Fight Against Cities

By David Hasemyer

Eric Schneiderman, shown here during a January press conference, announced his resignation as New York's attorney general on May 7 after allegations that he physically assaulted four women during relationships with them. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

What Does AG Eric Schneiderman's Resignation Mean for the Exxon Probe?

By David Hasemyer

In coastal Alaska, communities count on winter sea ice to buffer the shore from damaging waves. The ice is disappearing and erosion is getting worse as the Arctic warms twice as fast the global average. Credit: Sabrina Shankman

Kids Challenge Alaska’s Climate Paradox: State Promotes Oil as Global Warming Wreaks Havoc

By Sabrina Shankman

Pacifica California, in San Mateo County, by air. Credit: Philar/CC-BY-SA-2.0

In Cities v. Exxon, Is Sauce for the Goose Also Sauce for the Gander?

By David Hasemyer

A wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, in 2010 burned more than 160 homes in the first 12 hours and led to losses in the millions of dollars. Credit: John Moore/Getty ImagesA wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, in 2010 burned more than 160 homes in the first 12

Wildfires, Droughts, Water Supplies: This Is Why Boulder Is Suing Exxon

By ICN Staff

Hurricane Irma flooded parts of Jacksonville, Florida. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Florida Kids Sue Over Climate Change: You Have 'Moral Obligation' to Protect Us

By Georgina Gustin

A Shell tanker truck leaves a refinery. New internal documents show the oil giant understood the climate risks from fossil fuels years ago. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Shell Knew Fossil Fuels Created Climate Change Risks Back in 1980s, Documents Show

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Christopher Monckton, one of the contrarian commentators who filed a "friend of the court" brief in the cities case, has been a speaker at Heartland Institute conferences and a guest of climate policy opponents in Congress. Credit: Torsten Blackwell/AFP/G

Climate Contrarians Try to Slip Their Views into U.S. Court’s Science Tutorial

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, deforestation and other sources trap heat, warming the planet. Credit: NASA

8 Answers to the Judge’s Climate Change Questions in Cities vs. Fossil Fuels Case

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Imperial Beach sits at the water's edge and is known for its beaches. Its suing fossil fuel companies over climate change. Credit: Kotoviski/CC-BY-SA-3.0

Climate Legal Paradox: Judges Issue Dueling Rulings for Cities Suing Fossil Fuel Companies

By David Hasemyer

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