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May
27
Sackett, West Virginia and the Judicial Strategy to Gut the EPA

Sackett, West Virginia and the Judicial Strategy to Gut the EPA

Another Supreme Court session, another serious blow to bedrock environmental regulations. It's almost like that's the plan or something. This
5 min read
May
18
Why Is Japan Pushing the G7 to Make Gas Part of the Energy Transition?

Why Is Japan Pushing the G7 to Make Gas Part of the Energy Transition?

Climate is on the agenda for this weekend's G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan (bit on the nose for the G7—
5 min read
May
08
Guyana High Court: EPA and ExxonMobil Put Country At Grave Risk

Guyana High Court: EPA and ExxonMobil Put Country At Grave Risk

By Kiana Wilburg, in Georgetown, with additional reporting from Amy Westervelt On May 3, 2023, Justice Sandil Kissoon, a High
7 min read
Apr
29
SCOTUS Says No to Exxon, Now the Corporate Free Speech Fight Begins

SCOTUS Says No to Exxon, Now the Corporate Free Speech Fight Begins

On Monday this week the Supreme Court finally weighed in on whether it would take up the jurisdictional argument that
4 min read
Apr
14
The Great Gas Lock-In

The Great Gas Lock-In

Long before Putin invaded Ukraine, the U.S. fossil fuel industry was preparing to turn Russian aggression into a boon
4 min read
Apr
07
The Real Reason Big Oil Wants Climate Cases at the Supreme Court

The Real Reason Big Oil Wants Climate Cases at the Supreme Court

For more than five years now, fossil fuel companies have been arguing that the more than two dozen climate liability
7 min read
Mar
25
The IPCC Report, Climate Litigation Wins and More

The IPCC Report, Climate Litigation Wins and More

We're tackling this idea in a big way in the new season of the podcast, but for years now, various
4 min read
Mar
17
Solving the Climate Problem, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

Solving the Climate Problem, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

Last week I wrote about the limits of market-based solutions to climate, and this week here comes the U.S.
2 min read
Mar
10
The Trouble With "Market-Based" Climate Solutions

The Trouble With "Market-Based" Climate Solutions

Over the past several months I've been working on three stories that, on the surface, don't have much to do
5 min read
Mar
03
The Cop City Battle Is A Climate Fight

The Cop City Battle Is A Climate Fight

The battle over Cop City – a massive $90 million police training facility that would require razing 85 acres of Weelaunee
2 min read