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As Vermont defends its climate superfund law, the state prepares to bill Big Oil - The Boston Globe The fight over the state's first-of-its-kind law began in earnest Monday when the energy industry and Trump administration brought Vermont to federal court.

Great story on the Vermont Climate Superfund law, and the fight to defend it in court. #ClimateInTheCourts
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Vermont’s first-in-nation climate law faces legal challenge The Trump administration takes aim at a 2024 law that seeks to force fossil fuel companies to pay the costs of addressing climate change

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One Year After Green Bank’s Demise, Court Mulls Future of Grant-Based Climate Policy - Inside Climate News The Trump administration faced skepticism in court over its claim of an unfettered right to break contracts. But it’s not clear that can save efforts to sow a clean energy future with federal seed mon...

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4 takeaways from the DC Circuit’s big climate hearing Nonprofits appeared likely to prevail on their argument that the Trump administration wrongly terminated their Biden-era grants.

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Trump’s Greenhouse Gas Rule Will Get a Court Test Sooner Than We Thought The Supreme Court agreed to hear Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, which concerns jurisdiction for “public nuisance” claims.

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Colorado joins group of Democratic states suing Trump administration over clean energy cuts The state is hoping to restore more than $600 million in grant funding.

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Hawaii cites Trump court loss to defend state’s climate lawsuit The administration has tried to stop states from suing the fossil fuel industry to pay up for climate impacts.

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Why Michigan’s Big Oil Lawsuit Is Not Like the Others Fossil fuel companies colluded to stifle competition from clean energy, the state argues.

Great story from @emilypont.bsky.social on novel legal strategy in Michigan's suit against oil majors. #ClimateInTheCourts
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Minnesota climate lawsuit survives oil industry appeal The case asks Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute to pay up for climate impacts.

Nice to see some good news out of Minnesota ...
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Blue states back lawsuit against Trump renewable policies State attorneys general warned that six administration actions being challenged in federal court "severely and unlawfully" hinder wind and solar project

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Red states back EPA freeze of $20B in climate grants The states' brief comes ahead of a rare en banc rehearing in federal appeals court in Washington.

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5 climate court battles to watch in 2026 The Trump administration is playing a leading role in litigation to stop climate action.

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Court gives green light to Hawaii’s climate tax on cruise ships A federal judge declined the cruise industry and Trump administration's request for a preliminary injunction against the tax that starts Jan. 1.

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Court agrees to rehear $14B climate funding freeze case The nonprofit recipients of $14 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants frozen by the EPA are scheduled to have their case reheard by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbi...

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Enviros sue over Trump pause on methane clampdown The lawsuit says EPA’s decision to put the brakes on Biden-era regulations will lead to wasted energy and increased pollution.

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Lawsuit against oil majors is first to target rising insurance costs Washington state residents say the industry misled consumers about fossil fuel dangers and “precipitated a home-owners insurance crisis."

New legal strategy against oil majors focuses on insurance costs. This is certainly a politically effective way to talk about cilmate, and we will soon find out its merits as a legal strategy. #ClimateInTheCourts
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Exxon bid to dismiss Connecticut climate lawsuit fails A judge moved the case closer to trial after rejecting the company's request to toss it out.

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Lawsuit alleges FERC-approved grid proposal props up fossil fuels “Fair and accurate resource evaluation should be the minimum expectation,” said an attorney for environmental groups.

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Chamber urges Supreme Court to block California climate laws Business groups say the laws violate companies' First Amendment rights.

Fossil fuel companies argue that simply being required to disclose their pollution is violating their First Amendment rights (because, of course, corporations are people 🙄). #ClimateInTheCourts
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Exxon lawyer vows to crush climate lawsuits Oil companies are once again pushing the Supreme Court to stop a flood of cases that could force them to pay billions.

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FERC faces lawsuit over Northeast pipeline reboot Developers cited Trump’s executive orders aimed at speeding up fossil fuel projects in their request to revive the pipeline.

If you care about the planet, now is a great time to support the work of groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council, which are on the front lines of fighting for #ClimateInTheCourts
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Louisiana court scraps Commonwealth LNG permit The ruling effectively blocks construction while state officials study the project's climate and community impacts.

Important legal victory for climate and for disadvantaged communities in Louisiana. #ClimateInTheCourts
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Maryland offshore wind lawsuit to push ahead during shutdown A judge said Tuesday that the case involving U.S. Wind won’t stop while much of the federal government remains shuttered.

Good. #ClimateInTheCourts
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Trump admin advances bid to block Michigan climate lawsuit DOJ wants to stop Michigan from suing the oil industry over climate change before the state actually goes to court.

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Maine wins early victory in climate lawsuit against oil companies A federal judge rebuffed the fossil fuel industry's bid to move the case to a more favorable court.

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40 Democrats file motion in last-gasp effort to save green bank grants The move comes as nonprofits that received billions of dollars for clean energy financing are running out of options.

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‘Green banks’ petition for rehearing in $14B EPA funding freeze case A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to uphold the EPA’s freeze on Inflation Reduction Act grants, but the plaintiffs have asked for a rehearing from the entire appeals court.

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Texas law targeting climate guidance blocked for now A judge stopped state officials from being able to impose penalties of up to $10,000 for violating the Republican-led measure.

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Vermont defends its climate ‘Superfund’ law from Trump attacks The state told the court that the administration is “wrong on the law.”

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Trump EPA violated Nixon-era law to kill Obama policy, lawsuit says The Federal Advisory Committee Act suit by two environmental groups could complicate and delay the plan to reverse the landmark endangerment finding.

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