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Big Oil Gets Slapped With Its First Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Leon v. ExxonMobil is the boldest step yet in the efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the damage it’s ...
One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industry's defense against being held accountable for climate change
There was a time when oil and gas companies happily linked themselves to the idea of planet-wide environmental changes. "Each ...
Lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to NW heat wave and woman’s death
The lawsuit was filed by a Washington state woman who alleges oil and gas companies contributed to an extraordinarily hot day ...
Lawsuits aim to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change. Here’s a look at some
Dozens of U.S. states and local governments have filed lawsuits alleging that fossil fuel companies misled the public about ...
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Oil companies face first-ever wrongful death lawsuit over climate change
A Washington woman launched a landmark suit against ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and others over their contributions to the ...
Supreme Court hands big win to fossil fuels, agency power
The Supreme Court last week reshaped how the federal government thinks about fossil fuel infrastructure. While environmental groups frequently describe projects ranging from coal mines to ...