Focus on Courts
Courtrooms: a growing arena in the climate fight
The battle against climate change is increasingly being fought in the courtroom, as national governments, specific laws and individual companies are targeted over...
Tesla settles wrongful death lawsuit from fatal crash
Tesla has settled with the family of an engineer killed when his Model X crashed in Silicon Valley six years ago, avoiding a...
Syncrude to pay $390,000 penalty for 2021 oilsands worker death
Oilsands operator Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $390,000 penalty in relation to the death of a worker in 2021.
Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of states in the face of...
Extinction Rebellion co-founder spared jail over conspiracy to close Heathrow airport
Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder has been spared jail after plotting with others to fly drones near Heathrow in order to close the airport until...
US court upholds license for Texas Gulf Coast deepwater oil-export facility
U.S. appeals court upheld federal approval for the proposed Enterprise Products Partners facility, saying it had met environmental review criteria.
Lawsuit challenges $1 billion in federal funding to sustain California’s last nuclear power plant
Environmental group argues U.S. Energy Department's decision to award $1B to nuclear power plant operator was based on an outdated, flawed analysis.
