Greenpeace to Pay $660 Million in Damages to Texas Oil Firm March 20, 2025 By Sing Yee Ong Greenpeace has been ordered to pay more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer Partners LP after the Texas-based...
Top Fund Managers Ask Court to Dismiss Climate-Related Antitrust Suit March 19, 2025 By Ross Kerber in Boston and Shivani Tanna BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street have asked a federal court in Texas to dismiss a state lawsuit accusing the top...
Judge to Rule on Whether Mining Company Liable in Brazil’s Worst Environmental Disaster March 19, 2025 A lawyer is arguing that global mining giant BHP Group should be held liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster 10...
US Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to State Climate Suits Against Oil Firms March 10, 2025 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led...
Lobster Fishermen Can Sue Environmental Group for Defamation, Judge Says March 5, 2025 By Patrick Whittle A group of lobster fishermen can sue one of the world’s largest seafood watchdog groups for defamation, a federal court...
EPA Submits Biden Approval of California EV Plan to Congress February 20, 2025 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to...
Bayer Must Pay $100M Over PCBs in Washington School, Jury Finds January 15, 2025 By Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth A Washington state jury on Tuesday said Bayer must pay $100 million to four people who say they were sickened...
US Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Oil Companies to Toss Honolulu’s Climate Suit January 13, 2025 By John Kruzel The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a...
UK Shift Towards Battery-Powered Trains – What Are The Risks? December 30, 2024 By Andrew Kyle Battery power is set to gradually replace diesel-fueled generators on many U.K. train routes as the rail industry seeks to...
Montana’s Top Court Says Global Warming Can’t Be Ignored, Upholding Landmark Climate Case December 23, 2024 By Amy Beth Hanson Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean...