Supreme Court to Weigh Curbing Federal Power to Limit Carbon Emissions November 1, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by states, including coal producer West Virginia, and industry...
Supreme Court Backs Energy Firms Against Baltimore on Legal Issue in Climate Case May 18, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of BP PLC, Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell...
States’ Climate Change Litigation Could Be Useful Tool Against Big Oil: Opinion November 5, 2019 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion A growing number of cities and states want to turn climate change lawsuits against oil companies into the next tobacco...
Supreme Court Allows City, State Claims Against Energy Firms Over Climate Costs October 23, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court let government officials press ahead with three lawsuits that accuse more than a dozen oil and...
Supreme Court Lets Teens’ Climate Lawsuit Proceed to Trial July 31, 2018 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt a novel and sweeping lawsuit pressed by children and teenagers seeking to force...
How Supreme Court Could Upend Obama Clean Power Plan February 11, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court’s unexpected move to block President Barack Obama’s policy to cut pollution from coal plants highlights what...