- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 24, 2022
New Questions over Climate Litigation Financing as NJ AG Files New Case
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed a climate lawsuit last Tuesday just weeks after being confirmed by the state legislature.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2022
Energy Companies Cite Boulder Climate Lawsuit In Asking SCOTUS To Resolve Jurisdictional Issues
Coming off a U.S. Supreme Court win last year, energy companies have once again petitioned the high court to resolve a key jurisdictional issue in the climate litigation campaign, this time citing the lawsuit filed by the City and County of Boulder and the County of San Miguel, which has struggled to build local support in the four years since it was filed.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 18, 2022
8th Circuit Zeroes in on Federal Nature of Minnesota Climate Lawsuit
A panel of justices on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals probed attorneys about the federal nature of Minnesota’s climate lawsuit during oral arguments last week over whether the case should be heard in federal or state court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 29, 2021
2021 Revealed Why Climate Litigation Will Continue to Fail
The past year has not been a great one for supporters of the climate litigation campaign. There were several devastating blows dealt to climate lawsuits, both on the process and the merits, and as Law360 summed up: “The U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 21, 2021
New Appellate Brief Argues Massachusetts AG Lawsuit Infringes Upon Free Speech
Last week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court was told that Attorney General Maura Healey’s lawsuit against a major energy company should be thrown out for undermining free speech rights.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 28, 2021
Climate Litigation Supporters Admit that Attribution Science is Failing in Court
Hey, they said it. A group of academics – who are outspoken supporters of the climate litigation campaign – released a report this week that admits that the climate attribution science currently being deployed by plaintiffs attorneys has serious flaws.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2021
Backfire: New Center for Climate Integrity Poll Undercuts Own Arguments
The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) – the activist group which fancies itself as leading the climate litigation campaign – recently released a new poll that was so unremarkable that it generated zero media attention.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 25, 2021
Failure to Disclose: New Report Exposes Academics With Financial Ties to Law Firms
Just a week after the bombshell admission that a Harvard academic is working under a retainer agreement with a top plaintiffs’ attorney firm without any previous disclosure, a new report puts the spotlight on this practice happening at universities across the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 17, 2021
Major Setback For Climate Litigation Campaign: SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Energy Companies
The Supreme Court of the United States dealt another major blow to the climate litigation campaign on Monday, overwhelmingly siding with energy companies on a procedural question that will impact many of the other state and municipal climate liability cases that have argued they should be heard in state court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 28, 2021
With the Help of Activists, Anne Arundel County Joins Climate Litigation Brigade
On Tuesday, Anne Arundel County, Maryland became the latest municipality to file a public nuisance climate change lawsuit against energy companies and a trade association representing the industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 27, 2021
Legal Panel Highlights the Flaws and Failures Of The Climate Litigation Campaign
The nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign against energy companies is plagued by flaws and failures (and has been for years), according to a group of legal experts who discussed the lawsuits during a recent panel discussion.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 22, 2021
Despite 0-3 Record, Another Climate Lawsuit Is Filed in New York
Politicians in New York just can’t seem to break their climate lawsuit habit despite being dealt three devastating defeats in the past four years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2021
Biden Administration Opposes Juliana Case In Another Setback for Climate Litigation
Supporters of the climate litigation campaign were dealt a second setback in as many weeks after the Biden Administration came out in opposition to the plaintiffs in the Juliana v.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 17, 2021
West Coast Attorneys General Trying Again on Climate Litigaton?
The attorneys general for Washington State and Oregon will join forces with the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) tomorrow in what could be a step toward a climate lawsuit in the Pacific Northwest that’s been considered for years before but has ultimately never come to pass.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 16, 2021
Court Urged to Throw Out Massachusetts AG’s Lawsuit and “Absurd” Claims
On Friday, a Massachusetts court heard arguments on why it should dismiss the state attorney general’s climate lawsuit against a major energy company.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 9, 2021
Upcoming Hearing Puts Spotlight On Massachusetts Attorney General’s Politically Motivated Climate Lawsuit
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s climate lawsuit faces yet another challenge since her investigation began more than four years ago, with a March 12 hearing putting the spotlight on the attorney general’s politically motivated case and extensive coordination with activist groups.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 23, 2021
Annapolis Leaders Admit Activist Group Convinced City to File Climate Lawsuit
On Tuesday, the City of Annapolis, Maryland announced it filed a public nuisance climate change lawsuit against major energy producers and one trade association, with city officials acknowledging they began pursuing the case after being approached by a well-known “Keep It In The Ground” activist group funded by the Rockefellers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 17, 2021
Energy Companies Ask SCOTUS to Take Up Oakland, San Francisco’s Climate Cases
Similar to petitions filed by energy producers in climate change lawsuits brought by Boulder, San Mateo County, Baltimore and Rhode Island, the companies are asking the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 17, 2021
Minnesota Attorney General Praises Transparency While Ignoring It Himself
In a recent Minneapolis Star Tribune op-ed, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison swears that his office has been completely transparent about the climate lawsuit it filed against energy companies and trade associations in June 2020.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 5, 2021
With Two More Petitions Filed Before SCOTUS, Climate Litigation Stakes Get Higher
As 2021 shapes up to be a defining year for more than a dozen pending lawsuits, major energy companies have asked the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 28, 2020
The Climate Litigation Campaign’s 2020 in Review: Still No Wins, More Activist Coordination, and a Looming SCOTUS Decision
For many reasons, 2020 has been a unique year. For the climate litigation campaign, EID Climate has covered major legal developments, delved into the funding sources behind these lawsuits and investigated the broader campaign pushing this baseless – and thus far unsuccessful – campaign against energy companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 22, 2020
Revealed: Minnesota Attorney General Enlists Sher Edling for Climate Case
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is again relying on a national network to boost his climate lawsuit by recruiting the plaintiffs’ law firm Sher Edling, one of the key players in the climate litigation campaign, to help represent the state alongside his office.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 9, 2020
Activists Launch Video Featuring Minnesota Attorney General Discussing Climate Lawsuit
Activist groups at the heart of the climate litigation campaign have launched a new video featuring Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison promoting the climate lawsuit he filed this summer.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 2, 2020
DOJ, State Officials Among Supporters Of Energy Producers In Supreme Court Case As Oral Arguments Scheduled
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear oral arguments on January 19, 2021 in its review of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision remanding Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against major energy producers to state court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 30, 2020
What Impact Will The Next Administration Have On Climate Litigation?
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory in the race for the White House could have major implications for the climate litigation campaign as he vowed during the campaign to support these lawsuits as president and he’s already under pressure from environmental activist groups to make good on that pledge.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2020
Everyone Knew: Story On Automakers Reaffirms Broad Understanding Of Climate Change
Automakers are the latest to be named to a growing list of major industries, companies and groups who activists claim apparently knew about climate change individually but hid that information from the public.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
Texas Supreme Court Asked To Allow Discovery Of Leading Plaintiffs’ Attorney, California Municipalities
ExxonMobil is urging the Texas Supreme Court to restore a trial court ruling that would allow it to conduct pre-suit discovery to examine an alleged conspiracy involving leading plaintiffs’ attorney Matt Pawa and the California municipalities suing the company for climate change impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 13, 2020
Maui Joins Climate Litigation Campaign As Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Seek To Gain From “Disgorgement Of Profits”
Mainland U.S. plaintiffs’ attorneys are looking for another big payout in Hawai’i after the County of Maui became the second municipality in the state to join the national climate litigation campaign.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 5, 2020