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Lobbyists

The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability

Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation that would shield major polluters from legal accountability for climate change harms.

By Dana Drugmand

 U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images
Maryland House delegates work on the last day of the legislative session on April 7, 2025, in Annapolis. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates, According to Audit

By Aman Azhar
An aerial view of a partially collapsed home in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on July 30, 2024, after flash floods hit the area. Vermont, along with New York, passed climate superfund laws last year, and similar legislation is pending in a handful of other states. Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts

By Dana Drugmand
U.S. Representatives gather at the Capitol to vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Energy Sector Has Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Lobbying This Year. Watchdogs Say That’s Only Half The Story

By Aidan Hughes
Activists protesting against fossil fuel lobbyists participating in COP29 demonstrate on day five of the UNFCCC climate conference on Nov. 15 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues to Exert Undue Influence Over COP29, Activists Say

By Bob Berwyn
Lobbyist Jim Cole (center) talks with then Colorado Rep. Jessie Danielson at the State Capitol in Denver on Feb. 25, 2016. Credit: Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post via Getty Images

With States Leading on Climate Policy, New Tools Peer Into Lobbying ‘Black Box’

By Marianne Lavelle
UNFCCC climate talks in Bonn

Fight Over Fossil Fuel Influence in Climate Talks Ends With a Murky Compromise

By Zahra Hirji

Clinton Ties to Pipeline Lobbyist: Questionable FOIA Denial

By Elizabeth McGowan

Fossil Fuel Influence Surrounds Senators as Ex-Staffers Turn Lobbyists

By Stacy Morford

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