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Climate Law & Liability

Honolulu is Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change

Honolulu Sues Petroleum Companies For Climate Change Damages to City

By David Hasemyer

Maryland Climate Ruling a Setback for Oil and Gas Industry

By David Hasemyer

U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Lawsuits Seeking Damages for Climate Change Face Critical Legal Challenges

By David Hasemyer

Young plaintiffs stand outside a courthouse in 2017. Credit: Robin Loznak

Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Thrown Out by Appeals Court

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

Richmond, California, home to a Chevron refinery near San Francisco Bay, in one of several cities suing fossil fuel companies over climate change. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Fossil Fuels on Trial: Where the Major Climate Change Lawsuits Stand Today

By David Hasemyer

San Francisco faces increasing coastal risks as sea level rises. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Emails Reveal Justice Dept. Working Closely with Big Oil to Oppose Climate Lawsuits

By David Hasemyer

Pipeline construction. Credit: Robert Nicklesberg/Getty Images

2020: A Year of Pipeline Court Fights, with One Lawsuit Headed to the Supreme Court

By Phil McKenna

Rex Tillerson was Exxon's CEO from 2006 until his retirement shortly before becoming U.S. secretary of state in the Trump administration in 2017. He testified at the New York trial. Credit: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

Judge Clears Exxon in Investor Fraud Case Over Climate Risk Disclosure

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

A coal terminal in Utah. Credit: George Frey/Getty Images

Oakland’s War Over a Coal Export Terminal Plays Out in Court

By JUDY FAHYS

Protesters outside court on the opening day of the Exxon trial in 2019. Credit: Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress via Getty Images

Did Exxon Mislead Investors About Climate Risks? It’s Now Up to a Judge to Decide.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rex Tillerson, Exxon's former CEO, leaves court after testifying. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Exxon's Trial Nears Its End: What Does the State Have to Prove to Win Its Case?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rex Tillerson was Exxon's CEO from 2006 to 2017, when President Donald Trump named him U.S. secretary of state. He had worked for Exxon his entire career. Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

Rex Tillerson Testifies, Denying Exxon Misled Investors About Climate Risk

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Exxon investor meeting. Credit: Brian Harkin/Getty Images

Key Question as Exxon Climate Trial Begins: What Did Investors Believe?

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Plaintiffs in the children's climate lawsuit filed Oct. 25, 2019, in Canada. Credit: Robin Loznak

Kids Sue Canada for Contributing to Climate Change

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After a four-year investigation, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed suit against Exxon on Oct. 24, accusing the oil giant of misleading investors with its disclosures and the public through its advertising. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accusing Oil Giant of Fraud

By David Hasemyer

Exxon signs. Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

Exxon’s Climate Fraud Trial Opens to a Packed New York Courtroom

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Exxon and Oil Sands Go on Trial in New York Climate Fraud Case

By Nicholas Kusnetz 

Pipeline construction sign. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Courts Question Pipeline Builders’ Use of Eminent Domain to Take Land

By Phil McKenna

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