Climate Law & Liability

Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado Could Bring ‘Massive’ Harm to Public Lands and Rural Communities, Advocates Say

The EPA’s rejection of Colorado’s regional haze plan and orders from the Trump administration to keep coal plants online in the state have advocates worried about damage to protected areas.

By Jake Bolster

New EPA Proposal Would Strip States’ and Tribes’ Authority to Block Oil and Gas Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects

By Teresa Tomassoni

Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

By Marianne Lavelle

Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System

By Nicholas Kusnetz

After Losing a Climate Case in a Louisiana Courtroom, Chevron Wants a Change of Venue

By Lee Hedgepeth

‘I Am the River’: How Indigenous Knowledge Reshaped New Zealand’s Law

By Katie Surma

Climate Cooperation Will Suffer as the U.S. Disengages From International Commitments

By Bob Berwyn

In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins

By Katie Surma

Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?

By Wyatt Myskow

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Scenes From an Unfolding Climate Drama

Story and photos by Bob Berwyn

Could Rescinding The Roadless Rule Make It Harder To Delist Yellowstone Grizzlies?

By Jake Bolster

As the Whitmer Administration Enters Its Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

By Tom Perkins

Trump’s Energy Secretary Orders a Washington State Coal Plant to Remain Open

By Blaine Harden

A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State

By Lisa Sorg

Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million

By Katie Surma

Greenpeace Scrutinizes the Environmental Record of the Company That Sued the Group

By Martha Pskowski

Pennsylvania Will Study a Plan to Keep New Natural Gas Pads Farther From Homes, Schools and Hospitals

By Jon Hurdle

Days After COP30, Brazil Weakened Amazon Safeguards

By Bob Berwyn