Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

Every story we've collected, grouped by story. Search it, filter it, go deep.

Economy Topic:Climate Clear all

24 articles, grouped into stories

Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companiesThe Supreme Court is considering whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies for climate change costs. On Monday, key justices expressed skepticism about the potential flood of litigation if the case from Boulder, Colorado, proceeds. Chief Justice John Roberts questioned the implications of allowing municipalities nationwide to file similar…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1d agoWhole story →

Economy John Roberts supreme court climate lawsuit hearing

The Rising Cost of Climate Change: Who Will Pay?As climate disasters grow more costly, states and communities are facing a shrinking federal safety net - and a bigger bill.

Newsweek1d agoWhole story →

Planet climate change funding

Democratic Prosecutors Subpoena Oil Industry for Decades of Private Communications With Industry and Conservative Groups: Dark Money Fuels New War on OilDemocratic prosecutors in Hawaii filed an unexpected subpoena over the summer against the American Petroleum Institute (API), the nation's largest oil industry trade group, demanding a trove of climate change-related documents and correspondence with 225 entities, including media outlets, academic institutions, conservative advocacy groups, business…

Washington Free Beacon1d agoWhole story →

Supreme Court Update: 3 Major Cases Justices to Decide in New TermThe Supreme Court is taking on issues including voting rights, the Second Amendment and climate change lawsuits in its new term.

Newsweek2d agoWhole story →

Justice supreme court new term

Energize Denver lawsuit allowed to proceed in federal courtA federal judge allowed landlords’ lawsuit challenging Energize Denver building emission standards to proceed while dismissing claims over appliance rules.

The Denver Post4d agoWhole story →

Economy energize denver lawsuit ruling

Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal GovernmentBoulder County is using climate litigation to pursue energy policies that could reach far beyond Colorado and threaten the energy industry.

Washington Examiner5d agoWhole story →

Economy climate litigation lawsuit

Millions at flood risk lack coverage as federal insurance costs climbOnly 2.4% of U.S. properties have federal flood insurance, despite 8.4% facing severe or extreme risk — a coverage gap widening as climate change intensifies flooding.

Los Angeles Times6d agoWhole story →

Economy flood insurance crisis

Boulder County’s national power grabThe county’s lawsuit claims that U.S. energy producers, through their contribution to carbon emissions, have allegedly caused local climate-related harms.

Washington Examiner6d agoWhole story →

Planet boulder county climate lawsuit

Another Federal Judge Strikes Down New York's $75 Billion Climate SuperfundZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

ZeroHedge7d agoWhole story →

Planet new york climate superfund ruling

Suncor v. Boulder: Why DeceptionAnalysis of what the outcome of Suncor v. Boulder will mean for climate cases that rely on deception to prove fossil fuel company liability.

Just Security7d agoWhole story →

Planet suncor v boulder hearing

How one climate lawsuit could jack up prices for everyoneState climate lawsuits threaten U.S. manufacturing. National energy policy belongs in Congress, not patchwork local courtrooms.

Washington Examiner7d agoWhole story →

Economy climate lawsuit ruling

Lawmakers slam Trump’s move to cancel $810M in funding approved by CongressLawmakers in both parties blasted a plan by President Donald Trump to claw back more than $800 million in congressionally approved spending across the government, saying the president had no right to defy Congress in how he directs federal funding.The White House late Friday said it was taking a legally contested move to cut funding at federal agencies…

Spokane Spokesman-Review10d agoWhole story →

Planet trump funding cuts

Italy's parliament paves the way for a return to nuclear energyItaly’s Senate has given final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power. ROME (AP) — Italy’s Senate on

Breitbart News Network13d agoWhole story →

Economy italy nuclear energy legislation

Climate Startup Signs CO2 Deals With Three U.S. Oil ProducersCarbon removal startups like Spiritus are selling captured CO2 to U.S. oil producers as federal support fades and carbon credit buyers pull back.

OilPrice13d agoWhole story →

Economy carbon capture market shift

Supreme Court case Suncor v. Boulder could reshape US energy policyThe Supreme Court will hear Suncor v. Boulder to decide whether climate lawsuits against energy companies belong in state court or under federal authority.

Fox News13d agoWhole story →

Planet suncor v boulder ruling

Millions of Californians are eligible for new electricity bill reliefEligible California households will get $75 off their electricity bills for the months of August and September, Governor Gavin Newsom announced at Climate Week NYC.

New York Post14d agoWhole story →

Economy Gavin Newsom california electricity bill relief

Letters to the Editor: As Altadena faces another potential disaster, taxpayers foot the bill'It’s obscene that Big Oil soaks in multibillion-dollar profits and subsidies year after year as our community, still weary from the last disaster, bears the billion-dollar costs to buffer the next,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Los Angeles Times16d agoWhole story →

Planet el ni o flood preparation

Arctic climate report set for publication despite loss of federal supportThe American Geophysical Union is taking over management of the Arctic Report Card after the Trump administration abruptly ended support from NOAA.

Anchorage Daily News21d agoWhole story →

Economy arctic report card publication

Lamont, Fazio offer contrasting plans to lower CT energy costsHigh electricity costs are a major issue in Connecticut’s gubernatorial race, with Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican challenger Sen. Ryan Fazio both

EUROPE SAYS21d agoWhole story →

Economy Ned Lamont connecticut gubernatorial race

EU lawmakers move to scrap carbon border levy's emergency brakeEuropean Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to scrap a ‌clause that would let the EU suspend its carbon border levy if it makes imported goods more expensive, setting up a clash with member countries who are in favour of the emergency brake.

Reuters21d agoWhole story →

Economy eu carbon border levy debate