Climate Change Goes To Court

Climate Change Warriors’ Latest Weapon of Choice Is Litigation

Jeremy Hodges, Lauren Leatherby and Kartikay Mehrotra, May 24, 2018 (Bloomberg News)

“…[In the fight against climate change, one tool is proving increasingly popular: litigation…The wave of activity is about channeling the fervor of a social movement to drive change via the legal system. The arguments vary…In the U.S., home to more cases than anywhere else in the world, many recent suits involve plaintiffs seeking to protect climate-change rules passed under former President Barack Obama…California is quickly becoming ground zero for climate cases in the U.S., where eight cities and counties are suing oil companies to recover the cost of infrastructure needed to protect against rising sea levels…The climate lawsuits aren’t all about cleaning up the environment. Last year, 27 percent of U.S. climate-related cases—largely those brought by companies—opposed protections…[For some of those, the] Trump administration has written in support…” click here for more

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