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Viewpoint: French Climate Lawsuit Offers Window Into Next Round of Global Legal Fight

A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its own climate-warming emissions and those of its contractors but also those o...

As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters ‘panic mode’

Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial.

Wrongful-death climate case against Big Oil gets green light

(Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blaming climate change for the death of a Washington woman can proceed, a state judge has ruled in allowing a novel theory against the world’s largest...

Climate at SCOTUS, Electrification Victories, Media Moves

It’s not every year that climate change looms large at the U.S. Supreme Court, but it will this coming term. The Supreme Court will begin its 2026-2027 term with a case brought by...

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court

Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.

Inside The Left's Latest Climate 'Lawfare' Gambit

A constellation of left-wing environmental groups wants to re-open the climate lawsuit floodgates, throwing their weight behind a high-stakes case in Colorado. At least 20 new “fri...

Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

Washington heat dome death lawsuit moves on after oil companies try to dismiss case

The first-ever climate-related wrongful death lawsuit filed against major oil companies is moving forward in Washington state after the companies recently tried to have the case di...

French Climate Lawsuit Offers a Window into the Next Round of the Global Legal Fight

Why French disclosure requirements for climate change are a terrible way to combat the accelerating crisis.

The Latest Attempt to Use the Courts to End Fossil Fuels

Standing and Remedies in Climate Litigation:  How TotalEnergies Echoes KlimaSeniorinnen

The TotalEnergies climate case, whose merits were partially decided by the Paris Judicial Court in June, illustrates how associations may be the gateway through which rights-based...

The Weather Isn’t Getting Worse. The Lawsuits Are

The NAS report could trigger a wave of costly new lawsuits and forced settlements based on theoretical assumptions rather than observable evidence, drain public and private resourc...

New Zealand Curbs Climate Litigation Against Major Emitters

Parliament draws a line around climate liability Parliament has passed legislation preventing companies from being held liable in tort for climate-related harm caused by greenhouse...

It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist | Aaron Regunberg

Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conductThe sky outside is hazy orange, and my five-year-...

Colorado District Court Latest to Dismiss Industry Lawsuit against Building Updates

Denver’s Energy Code aims to cut pollution, energy bills for households & businesses A Colorado District Court Judge has dismissed a corporate-backed lawsuit against Denver ord...

Substantive Implications of the Duty of Vigilance Ruling Against TotalEnergies

In its 25 June 2026 judgment in NAAT et al. v. TotalEnergies, the Paris Judicial Court ordered TotalEnergies to update its vigilance plan within six months to address climate-relat...

The Legal Planet Guide to Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on October 5, 2026 in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. The plaintiffs in this case are local governmental entities in...

US Judge Blocks New York’s $75B Climate Superfund Law

Federal court blocks New York climate liability law A federal judge has blocked New York from enforcing its $75 billion climate “superfund” law, delivering a major legal setback to...

New Zealand passes law blocking climate action against companies: ‘dark day for democracy’

New Zealand has passed hotly contested legislation to block lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for climate change harm. The right-wing coalition government’s legal amendme...

Will Europe hear a landmark Russian climate change case?

The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the case, but the plaintiffs aren't giving up.

Del. joins lawsuit against EPA over greenhouse gases

Delaware is part of a multi-state lawsuit against the EPA over greenhouse gas emissions.

New Zealand blocks lawsuits against firms over climate harm

Global warming is ruining their way of life. These Colorado ranchers demand accountability

Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Zillow Faces Buyer Lawsuit, As Wall Street Climate Scores Reportedly Crush Home Values