February 13, 2026

By Abigail Harrison

Duke Energy Corporation was freed from a North Carolina town's novel lawsuit seeking to hold the utility accountable for climate change-related damages after a North Carolina Business Court judge ruled it presented questions that would force a jury into "utter conjecture."

February 04, 2026

By Rachel Riley

Fossil fuel giants including Exxon Mobil and Shell pressed a Washington state judge Tuesday to toss a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over a 2021 Seattle heat wave death, saying the plaintiff family cannot use Evergreen State law to extract damages from oil corporations for harm allegedly caused by more than a century of global greenhouse gas emissions.

January 28, 2026

By Lauraann Wood

Seventh Circuit judges seemed skeptical Wednesday of Chevron and other oil giants' argument that a lower court incorrectly sent Chicago's climate deception claims back to state court, questioning whether they've cited the type of contractual government work and relationship that would otherwise keep the suit in federal court.

January 26, 2026

By Keith Goldberg

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's antitrust lawsuit against fossil fuel companies opens a new front in climate change tort litigation, and is a riposte to red states using antitrust law to target pro-climate actions by companies.

January 26, 2026

By Melanie Dorsey

A Michigan federal judge ruled on Saturday that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot preemptively block the state from filing climate-related claims against the fossil fuel industry, adding there's no precedent for such a move being allowed in the long history of state litigation against national industry groups.

January 26, 2026

By Elaine Briseño

A Minnesota appeals court on Monday affirmed a lower court's decision not to toss the state's lawsuit alleging that Exxon Mobil Corp., Koch Industries Inc. and the American Petroleum Institute concealed the climate change risks of fossil fuels.

January 23, 2026

By Sarah Jarvis

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an antitrust suit in federal court against BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon and the American Petroleum Institute on Friday, claiming they conspired to maintain market dominance by steering money away from renewable energy and using a bevy of other tactics including intimidation and information suppression.

December 16, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. government and a group of red states on Tuesday asked a federal court to void Vermont's climate Superfund law, saying the statute exceeds the state's powers over air pollution.

December 01, 2025

By Ganesh Setty

Connecticut's attorney general can continue to pursue his lawsuit accusing Exxon Mobil Corp. of knowingly deceiving residents about its sustainability efforts and the harmful climate effects of its fossil fuel sales, a Connecticut state court ruled, rejecting the oil and gas giant's renewed attempt at ending the case.

November 25, 2025

By Ben Adlin

The fossil fuel industry spent decades pushing a coordinated disinformation campaign to conceal its central role in climate change, saddling homeowners with a multibillion-dollar increase in insurance costs as disasters grew more frequent and severe, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Washington federal court.

November 24, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Vermont organic farmers and an environmental group on Friday urged a federal judge to uphold the state's climate change Superfund law, which is being challenged by the Trump administration, red states and fossil fuel industry organizations.

November 12, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The city and county of Boulder, Colorado, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc.'s request that it review the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to allow the city's climate change tort against the companies to proceed in state court.

November 12, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The Second Circuit has rejected Exxon, BP, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute's bid for en banc review of a lower court's decision to award attorney fees to New York City, which is suing them over allegations of deceptive practices around climate change.

November 03, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

States and business groups on Friday told a New York federal judge that the state Climate Change Superfund Act is preempted by the Constitution and the Clean Air Act and should be struck down.

October 29, 2025

By Emily Field

A Washington federal judge on Tuesday sided with the Seattle-area family of a woman who died during a 2021 heat wave, sending their first-of-its-kind wrongful death suit against oil and gas giants like Exxon back to state court.

October 20, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Exxon, BP, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute are asking the Second Circuit for en banc review of a panel's decision to award attorney fees to New York City, which is suing them for deceptive practices around climate change.

October 20, 2025

By Keith Goldberg

A group of youths filed a notice of appeal with the Ninth Circuit on Monday, seeking to overturn a Montana federal judge's dismissal of their lawsuit aimed at undoing President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders.

October 15, 2025

By Keith Goldberg

A Montana federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a suit by youths seeking to undo President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders, saying that it's beyond the power of federal courts to dictate U.S. environmental and energy policy.

October 14, 2025

By Carolyn Muyskens

The state of Michigan has implored a federal judge not to give the U.S. Department of Justice any leash to preemptively challenge states' anticipated policy moves, saying "there would be no stopping point" to the federal government's interference.

October 10, 2025

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Business groups and over 100 Republican lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision by Colorado's top court allowing Boulder's climate change tort against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. to proceed in state court.