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Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon
Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What responsibility do states...
Chile firefighter, forest official linked to wildfires that killed 130
Chile, Argentina and other parts of South America's southern cone have faced a severe heat wave, something experts say will become more common...
Republican AGs ask U.S. Supreme Court to block states’ climate change lawsuits
Republican attorneys general in 19 states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block several Democratic-led states from pursuing climate change lawsuits against...
Enerplus-Chord Energy deal gets OK from shareholders, Investment Canada Act
Enerplus Corp. says its shareholders have voted to approve a takeover of the company by U.S. company Chord Energy Corp. The Calgary-based oil...
Navajo Nation in U.S. approves proposed settlement to secure Colorado River water
The latest settlement talks were driven in part by worsening impacts from climate change and demands on the river like those that have...
Youth climate-change lawsuit targets Alaska LNG project
Eight young Alaska residents sued the state seeking to block a major LNG project, the latest in a string of climate-change related lawsuits...
US lawmakers urge Justice Department to probe climate deception by Big Oil
The U.S. Democrats accuse companies of misleading the public by making promises to reduce emissions while also seeking to protect oil and gas...
Dumping oil at sea leads to $2 million fine for shipping companies
Two shipping companies agreed to pay $2 million in penalties after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the dumping of oil in...
