Climate Law & Liability
U.N. General Assembly Embraces Court Opinion That Says Nations Have a Legal Obligation to Take Climate Action
By Dana Drugmand
Alabama Coal Ash Lawsuit Can Continue, Appeals Court Rules
By Dennis Pillion
New Zealand Moves to Ban Tort Liability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Damage
By Dana Drugmand
EPA Claims ‘Overwhelming Rejection’ of EVs as It Moves to Loosen Air Pollution Rules
By Anika Jane Beamer
New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’
By Lauren Dalban
As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit
By Bob Berwyn
A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week
By Kiley Price
The History of Earth Day—and Why It Still Matters
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Bid to Block Hawaii Climate Lawsuit
By Marianne Lavelle
Environmental Groups Take Trump Administration’s ‘God Squad’ to Court
By Wyatt Myskow
Climate Activists Stage Mock Funeral for Landmark Climate Rule
By Liza Gross
Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions
By Anika Jane Beamer, Georgina Gustin
Chemical Threats Nearby? Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know.
By Liza Gross
As the Alabama Legislature Adjourns, Environmentalists See a Silver Lining
By Lee Hedgepeth
Zeldin Celebrates Endangerment Finding Repeal With Climate Skeptics
By Gabriel Matias Castilho
As Vermont Defends Its Law to Make Fossil Fuel Firms Pay for Climate Adaptation, the Bill Is Already Coming Due
By Dana Drugmand, Nathaniel Eisen