Mastodawn

Can the legal system catch up with climate science?
New estimate: Fossil fuel companies have caused trillions of dollars in damages.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/can-the-legal-system-catch-up-with-climate-science/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Can the legal system catch up with climate science?

New estimate: Fossil fuel companies have caused trillions of dollars in damages.

Ars Technica

Space Wrangler Apr 23, 2025

Have we even really calculated the cost of microplastics yet? The science on this issue is still developing

Nicole Parsons Apr 27, 2025

The fossil fuel industry funds wars on democracies over climate action.

Now it wants immunity.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/environmental-groups-congress-fossil-fuel-industry-legal-immunity-waiver-supreme-court-leonard-leo/

https://jacobin.com/2025/04/guns-big-oil-legal-immunity

https://blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey/why-congress-must-block-a-liability-waiver-for-the-fossil-fuel-industry/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/13/fossil-fuel-lobby-immunity-lawsuits

https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/07/key-donald-trump-ally-robert-wilkie-tells-heritage-foundation-project-2025-event-president-will-kill-climate-budgets/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/project-2025-plan-for-trump-presidency-has-far-reaching-threats-to-science/

Environmentalists sound alarm as the fossil-fuel industry seeks legal immunity

Nearly 200 groups implore congressional Democrats to resist the industry's efforts.

Mother Jones