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Environment
fromFortune
5 hours ago

Gen Z climate activists take Trump to court in Montana for singlehandedly worsening global warming, they say | Fortune

Young climate activists seek a federal injunction to block presidential executive orders promoting fossil fuels, alleging those actions violate constitutional protections for life and liberty.
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fromNature
6 days ago
Environment

Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

fromNature
6 days ago
Environment

Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

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fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator for Failing to Consider Climate Crisis

On August 9 and 10, a massive storm over southeastern Wisconsin dropped up to 13 inches of rain in just a few hours, sending floodwater gushing downriver and destroying more than 1,800 homes in Milwaukee. The disaster was the second-worst two-day rain event in the United States since 1871. "For years, scientists have warned about what can happen when climate change supercharges extreme weather events. This is exactly what they meant," the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal reported, describing the disaster as a 1,000-year flood.
Environment
Environment
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Securing climate justice in the courtroom

German court ruling established that major greenhouse-gas emitters can be held proportionally liable for climate damages, creating a legal precedent despite plaintiff losing.
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Germany news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

German court rejects Peruvian farmer's climate case against RWE

Companies may be obligated to implement measures to mitigate their emissions risk according to a German court ruling.
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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Courts pushing back on corporate carbon offsetting claims, LSE report finds

Judges are increasingly skeptical of companies' carbon offset claims, reflecting a trend toward accountability for environmental commitments.
Law
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Major oil companies face first 'climate death' lawsuit DW 06/18/2025

A landmark wrongful death lawsuit claims fossil fuel companies are responsible for extreme heat leading to a woman's death during a Seattle heatwave.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

German court rejects climate case against energy giant RWE DW 05/28/2025

Judges dismissed a climate lawsuit by a Peruvian farmer against RWE but recognized corporate liability for greenhouse gas emissions.
NYC politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Puerto Rico drops climate lawsuit after DoJ sues states to block threats to big oil

Puerto Rico voluntarily dismissed its climate lawsuit against big oil amidst pressure from the Trump administration's legal actions.
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