Estate of woman who died in 2021 heat dome sues Big Oil for wrongful death https://arstechni.ca/34BW #pacificnorthwest #climatelawsuit #syndication #heatdome #Policy
Estate of woman who died in 2021 heat dome sues Big Oil for wrongful death

At least 100 heat-related deaths in Washington state came during the unprecedented heat wave.

Ars Technica
Montana’s Republican legislators fight back after successful youth climate lawsuit https://arstechni.ca/jFgw2 #climatelawsuit #climatechange #syndication #montana #Policy
Montana’s Republican legislators fight back after successful youth climate lawsuit

Republican backlash could lead to changes in Montana’s courts and environmental laws.

Ars Technica
Landmark Climate Litigation Case Moves Closer To Discovery

Climate litigation activity is heating up in the US as a lawsuit against coal and oil companies moves closer to the discovery stage

CleanTechnica
Landmark Climate Litigation Case Moves Closer To Discovery

Climate litigation activity is heating up in the US as a lawsuit against coal and oil companies moves closer to the discovery stage

CleanTechnica

" Energy producers facing a #ClimateLawsuit from the city of Honolulu are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the case, which could have sweeping implications.

The energy companies have petitioned the #SupremeCourt to review the case that could block state and local governments, including Honolulu, from pursuing state lawsuits that accuse fuel producers of duping the public about #ClimateChange."

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_596eaab0-c9e5-11ef-9dec-2f4e7d28e287.html

Carrboro, NC v Duke Energy
Climate damage and deception lawsuit against an electric utility that continues to build methane-burning power plants.
Town leaders urge other towns to also hold their utilities accountable.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-targets-duke-energys-decades-of-climate-deception-harm-to-north-carolina-town-2024-12-04/

#Climate #Utilities #ClimateLitigation #ClimateLawsuit #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice

Lawsuit Targets Duke Energy’s Decades of Climate Deception, Harm to North Carolina Town

Center for Biological Diversity: CARRBORO, N.C.— The town of Carrboro sued Duke Energy Corp. today for the company’s decades-long role in a nationwide climate deception scheme that has worsened the climate crisis, harmed the community and cost the town millions of dollars. The lawsuit seeks to hold Duke Energy accountable for the damages inflicted on Carrboro by the corporation’s campaign to delay the transition from planet-heating fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Center for Biological Diversity

"The case opens a new front in the legal battles against oil and gas companies over climate and environmental issues. More than two dozen state and local governments, including California, have sued companies for their role in the climate crisis, making claims that the companies deceived the public in a quest for profit."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/climate/california-exxon-mobil-plastics-pollution-recycling-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M04.HuOA.mhCGKzMWad0k&smid=url-share

#news #ClimateNews #ClimateLawsuit #ClimateChange #exxon

California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Pollution and Recycling ‘Myth’

The lawsuit, seeking ‘multiple billions of dollars,’ opens a new front in the legal battles with oil and gas companies over climate and environmental issues.

The New York Times

"In a submission to the international criminal court on Monday, [Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa] propose a change in the rules to recognise “ecocide” as a crime alongside genocide and war crimes."

https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/sep/09/pacific-islands-ecocide-crime-icc-proposal

#news #ClimateNews #ClimateChange #ClimateLawsuit #environment #ecocide #ICC

Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime

Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa want international criminal court to class environmental destruction as crime alongside genocide

The Guardian
Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says

About 230 cases filed against corporations and trade associations around world since 2015

The Guardian
Young Alaskans sue state over fossil fuel project they claim violates their rights

Plaintiffs claim $38.7bn gas export project, which would triple state’s greenhouse gas emissions, infringes constitutional rights

The Guardian