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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2022
DO: Pay your fair share of the costs of climate change. Companies are spending millions fighting lawsuits that would hold them accountable for the costs that fossil fuel extraction has imposed on people and the planet. Chevron alone is facing a $9.5 Chevron alone is facing a $9.5
A Greener Life
AUGUST 13, 2021
Just months be fore the crucial UN climate summit, COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, UK in November the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued one of its starkest reports stating that governments have taken too long to take action and we are now paying the price. Unprecedented.
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The Energy Law
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. As discussed in more detail in our June 2nd post titled “Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number.
The Energy Law
JUNE 2, 2020
Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Do State Nuisance Claims Related to Climate Change Arise Under Federal Law? 1442(a)(1). . San Mateo , pp.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. As discussed in more detail in our June 2nd post titled “Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number.
Greenbuilding Law
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
The Governor articulated in the legislation, “that Hawaii’s natural environment faces significant pressure from climate change and the heavy use it receives from persons traveling to enjoy the State’s natural resources.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
California Sues Fossil Fuel Polluters California’s climate accountability lawsuit is groundbreaking in several ways: California is the first major fossil fuel-producing state to file a climate accountability lawsuit. California Gov.
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