Climate Law & Liability

EPA Violated Key Soot Standard in Clean Air Act, Court Rules

By Avril Silva

Governments Knew the Risks of Global Warming as They Chose Fossil-Fueled Growth in the 1950s and ’60s

By Bob Berwyn

Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming Up Against Legal Systems Designed for Destruction

By Katie Surma

Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Regulatory Rollbacks Fuel Surge in Protective Climate Lawsuits

By Anika Jane Beamer

French Oil Major Failed to Fulfill ‘Vigilance’ Duty on Climate, Paris Court Rules

By Dana Drugmand

Greenpeace’s Dutch Anti-SLAPP Case Against Oil Pipeline Giant Advances

By Dana Drugmand

Alabama Limestone Quarry Settles Lawsuit Over Dust, Noise

By Dennis Pillion

United Nations Climate Talks in Bonn Marked by ‘Sidestepping and Stalling’

By Bob Berwyn

Trump’s EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants, Judge Rules

By Lauren Dalban

Trump Administration Emergency Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running

By Amy Green

In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win

By Keerti Gopal

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Youth Climate Case Against Trump

By Dana Drugmand

Alligator Alcatraz Emissions Threaten Human Health, Violate Clean Air Act, Lawsuit Claims

By Amy Green

In New Jersey, Sherrill Agrees to Delay Protections Against Sea Level Rise

By Emilie Lounsberry

EPA Rollbacks Could Raise AC, Refrigeration Costs Despite Promise of Lower Prices

By Phil McKenna

Environmentalists Turn Out in Force to Oppose Trump Coal Ash Rollbacks

By Arcelia Martin

As Communities Warn of Health Risks, New York Will Weaken Its Landmark Climate Law

By Lauren Dalban

Federal Law Requires US Seafood Imports to Not Threaten Marine Mammals. A Lawsuit Is Pushing the Government to Finally Act.

By Georgina Gustin