Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments in major climate change case against Big OilThe Supreme Court appeared conflicted Monday about how it will resolve a lawsuit from a Colorado city that is attempting to hold two fossil fuel companies responsible for the impacts of climate change, though several conservative justices said they were concerned about the possibility of letting states wade into an area long controlled by the federal…Cable News Network2d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetsupreme court climate case
Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in yearsAs one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt.Cable News Network4d agoWhole story →PlanetClarence Thomassupreme court climate case
Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change caseSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmental groups that argued he was compromised by his financial holdings in the oil and gas industry.Cable News Network9d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetSamuel Alitosupreme court climate case
Newsom declares state of emergency in California ahead of El NiñoGov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency for California to mobilize resources ahead of a potentially historic super El Niño winter storm season.Cable News Network15d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetGavin Newsomcalifornia el ni o emergency
Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t affordWork to rebuild trade routes destroyed by catastrophic flooding in Nepal has begun, with a new bridge across the Tadi River that the Nepali Army is calling the “bridge of hope.”Cable News Network26d agoWhole story →BuildSecuritynepal flooding crisis