Climate Law & Liability

New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It

By Peter Mantius

Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told

By Katie Surma

Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil

By Aman Azhar

Following Cancer Alley Decision, States Pit Themselves Against Environmental Justice Efforts

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Najifa Farhat

UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations

By Katie Surma

Peering Inside the Pandora’s Box of Oil and Gas Waste

By Kiley Bense

‘Not Caused by an Act of God’: In a Rare Court Action, an Oregon County Seeks to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Extreme Temperatures

By Victoria St. Martin

New NOAA Initiative Will Provide $60 Million in Funding to Train Workers for Green Jobs

By Ruchi Shahagadkar

Vying for West Virginia Governor, an ‘All of the Above’ Democrat Faces Long Odds Against a Republican Fossil Fuel Booster

By James Bruggers

California Communities Celebrate ‘Massive’ Victory as Oil Industry Drops Unpopular Referendum

By Liza Gross

Louisville Finally Takes Stock of Abandoned Waste Dump Inside a Preserved Forest

By James Bruggers

To Save the Amazon, What if We Listened to Those Living Within It?

By Katie Surma

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine: What it Means for Climate Change Policy

By Marianne Lavelle

In North Carolina, a Legal Fight Over Wetlands Protections

By Lisa Sorg

Federal Commission OKs Largest LNG Terminal in US; Local Advocates Expected to Sue

By Pam Radtke, Floodlight

NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Staff as They Investigated the East Palestine Derailment

By Kiley Bense

For Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Study Shows An Even Graver Risk From Toxic Gases

By Victoria St. Martin