Climate Law & Liability

Blackjewel’s Bankruptcy Filing Is a Harbinger of Trouble Ahead for the Plummeting Coal Industry

The company wants to walk away from almost 200 mining permits in four states, potentially leaving thousands of acres of environmentally damaged land.

By James Bruggers

Maryland’s Capital City Joins a Long Line of Litigants Seeking Climate-Related Damages from the Fossil Fuel Industry

By David Hasemyer

Nine Years After Filing a Lawsuit, Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wants a Court to Affirm the Truth of His Science

By Marianne Lavelle

Can Massachusetts Democrats Overcome the Power of Business Lobbyists and Pass Climate Legislation?

By Phil McKenna

Court Strikes Down Trump Rollback of Climate Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants

By Georgina Gustin

The Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Climate Change. Is it Ready to Decide Which Courts Have Jurisdiction?

By David Hasemyer

Could Baltimore’s Climate Change Suit Become a Supreme Court Test Case?

By David Hasemyer

Global Efforts to Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Are Lagging as Much as Efforts to Slow Emissions

By Bob Berwyn

Will 2021 Be the Year for Environmental Justice Legislation? States Are Already Leading the Way

By Kristoffer Tigue

Activists Eye a Superfund Reboot Under Biden With a Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change

By David Hasemyer and Lise Olsen

In 2018, the California AG Created an Environmental Justice Bureau. It’s Become a Trendsetter

By Evelyn Nieves

Maui Has Begun the Process of Managed Retreat. It Wants Big Oil to Pay the Cost of Sea Level Rise.

By David Hasemyer

Fives States Have Filed Climate Change Lawsuits, Seeking Damages From Big Oil and Gas

By David Hasemyer

‘At the Forefront of Climate Change,’ Hoboken, New Jersey, Seeks Damages From ExxonMobil

By David Hasemyer

A Lawsuit Challenges the Tennessee Valley Authority’s New Program of ‘Never-Ending’ Contracts

By James Bruggers

Minnesota and the District of Columbia Allege Climate Change Deception by Big Oil

By David Hasemyer

Texas Justices Hand Exxon Setback in California Climate Cases

By David Hasemyer

In Setback to Industry, the Ninth Circuit Sends California Climate Liability Cases Back to State Courts

By David Hasemyer

With 10 Appointees on the Ninth Circuit, Trump Seeks to Tame His Nemesis

By David Hasemyer