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Climate change plaintiff drops case after being told to continue in federal court

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Rather than continue in a federal court, a fishermen's group suing Big Oil over climate change would prefer to drop the matter entirely.

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Honolulu climate is suit about 'disinformation,' not emissions, Hawaii Supreme Court says

By Daniel Fisher |
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - Honolulu’s lawsuit against the oil companies isn’t about halting fossil-fuel production or regulating greenhouse gas emissions but stopping the industry’s practice of lying to consumers, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled.

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Oil companies say Maryland climate change suits reach beyond boundaries

By Daniel Fisher |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - Oil companies sought to dismiss a pair of climate lawsuits by Maryland municipal governments, saying they seek money for global-warming emissions far outside state boundaries and are based in part upon corporate statements protected under free speech laws.

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Judge in R.I. climate change case responds to bias arguments

By John O'Brien |
NEWPORT, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - The judge hearing Rhode Island's climate change case against companies like Chevron and Exxon has responded to their claims he appears to be biased against them.

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Teen angst over climate change convinces judge to strike down Montana law

By Daniel Fisher |
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - A “passionate skier” called “Badge,” named after a popular recreation area and who “feels a part of him is lost” after a devastating wildfire at Badger Two-Medicine. A young woman who believes the deteriorating climate has hurt her ability to play competitive soccer. Another young woman who questions whether having children “is an option in a world devastated by climate change.”

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No fees for group who sought climate litigation records from Vermont attorney general

By Daniel Fisher |
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - A group that opposes climate-change litigation doesn’t deserve to recover any of its legal fees in a case where it convinced a trial judge to order the Vermont Attorney General’s office to turn over some documents detailing its agreements with other AGs, the state’s highest court ruled.

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Exxon, Chevron and others lay out arguments against local climate change cases

By John O'Brien |
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Now that a years-long battle over where climate-change lawsuits brought by states and cities that teamed with private lawyers should be heard is over, the major corporations being sued are making their arguments they should be tossed.

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Judge in Rhode Island climate case accused of potential bias

By Daniel Fisher |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - Oil companies sued by Rhode Island over global warming say the state judge hearing their case cited has created the appearance of bias by citing news articles in a ruling and comparing the state to developing nations that are seeking payment for climate change at the United Nations.

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Hawaii's chief justice involved with environmental advocate, as his court handles fate of climate change lawsuit

By Daniel Fisher |
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - The chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court acknowledged he collaborated with a nonprofit environmental group to discuss climate litigation as he prepares to hear an appeal in Honolulu’s lawsuit against the energy industry.

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Watchdog sues to access Interior Department records about Secretary Haaland's daughter

By Juliette Fairley |
Protect Public's Trust sued the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior

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SCOTUS won't intervene on climate change cases now headed to state courts around the country

By John O'Brien |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Oil companies facing climate change lawsuits won't have the U.S. Supreme Court's support on a key issue.

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D.C. appeals court won't halt district's climate case to wait for SCOTUS review

By John O'Brien |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A Washington, D.C., federal appeals court won't put a hold on climate change litigation filed by the district's attorney general through private lawyers working on contingency fees.

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Appeals court orders briefing on D.C.'s climate litigation

By John O'Brien |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal court has put a brief stay on the District of Columbia's climate change lawsuit against Exxon and other oil companies while it decides if a longer one is needed.

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Connecticut AG loses bid to kill open-records request on climate change litigation

By Daniel Fisher |
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong lost his attempt to squelch an open-records request for information about coordination with other state AGs on climate litigation after a state court judge ruled against his office’s arguments for dismissal.

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Supreme Court interest no reason to halt climate case, D.C. argues

By Daniel Fisher |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court’s apparent interest in one of the many lawsuits by government entities against the oil industry is no reason to halt the District of Columbia’s case while ExxonMobil appeals a federal court’s order remanding it back to district court, D.C.’s lawyers argued in an opposition brief.

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Connecticut AG fights open-records request over climate suit

By Daniel Fisher |
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - An activist group will face off against Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Monday in a court hearing over whether the state can keep secret communications with other AGs about politically tinged climate litigation.

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D.C.'s 'disinformation' lawsuit against Big Oil sent back to original court

By Daniel Fisher |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge remanded the District of Columbia’s lawsuit against four major oil companies back to one of the district’s own courts, ruling he had no jurisdiction over D.C.’s claims that a corporate “disinformation campaign” had caused “existential” environmental damage to the 68-square-mile urban area.

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'Ambiguous' statute gives Colorado more time to enact emissions regulations

By Daniel Fisher |
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A law requiring Colorado regulators to promulgate rules designed to allow the state to meet its emission reduction goals didn’t set a firm deadline for anything more than collecting data, an appeals court ruled, rejecting challenges from environmental groups.