Climate Change (generally)

A district court granted the state of Maine's motion to remand to state court a climate liability lawsuit brought against 14 fossil fuel companies. The state argued the companies violated…

A district court denied business groups' motion to preliminarily enjoin two California laws that require large businesses to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions (S.B. 253) and climate-…

The D.C. Circuit denied petitions to review EPA's 2024 rule establishing an allocation methodology for hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) allowances for years 2024 through 2028 under the Agency's…

A district court granted two Indian tribes' motion to remand to state court a challenge brought against fossil fuel companies for climate change-related harms. The tribes sued in state court…

A district court granted EPA's and OMB's motion to dismiss a challenge brought by California youth against certain agency policies for allegedly undervaluing the lives of children in…

A district court granted the state of California's motion to dismiss a challenge to two California laws—SB 253, Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and SB 261, Greenhouse Gases:…

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court ruling that declared the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) violated youths' state constitutional right to a "clean and healthful…

The Hawaii Supreme Court held that greenhouse gases (GHGs) were "pollutants" under several insurance policies' pollution exclusions and that an "accident" included an…

The Ninth Circuit denied a motion for rehearing or reconsideration en banc of its mandamus order in a climate liability suit brought by 21 young people against the U.S. government.
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A district court adopted a magistrate judge's findings and recommendations to remand to state court a climate liability lawsuit brought by an Oregon county against oil and gas companies. The…