- 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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- October 21, 2021
Litigation-Supporting Activist Dubiously Declares Objectivity
The co-author of a new paper that accuses TotalEnergies of burying its early understanding of climate change declares authoritatively that he has “no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in their paper.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2021
Bombshell: Naomi Oreskes On Retainer With Plaintiffs’ Law Firm
A major bombshell dropped today about the nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign after it was revealed that Naomi Oreskes – the Harvard researcher and well-known “Exxon Knew” activist – is on retainer with Sher Edling, the plaintiffs’ law firm serving as the outside counsel for more than a dozen states and municipalities that have filed climate lawsuits around the country.- 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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- 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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- 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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- September 10, 2020
The Nationally Coordinated Climate Litigation Campaign Comes to Delaware
On Tuesday, the climate litigation campaign organized by plaintiffs’ lawyers and activists across the country enlisted its newest ally when Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced a public nuisance lawsuit against major energy companies over climate change impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 9, 2020
Three Things To Know About Charleston, S.C.’s New Climate Lawsuit
On Wednesday, Charleston, S.C. became the latest city to sue major energy producers over climate change impacts, seeking an unspecified amount of damages to pay for local abatement projects.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2020
New Climate Litigation Campaign Touts Failed Strategies From Failed Presidential Candidate
A new activist campaign has popped up seeking to promote climate litigation against major energy producers, but its leaders aren’t disclosing their donors and they’re endorsing a legal strategy that’s already a proven failure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 9, 2020
Honolulu Just Sued Energy Companies Over Climate Change—Here’s What You Need to Know
Today, the City & County of Honolulu filed its long-anticipated public nuisance lawsuit against ExxonMobil and other major oil and gas companies seeking to hold them responsible for the effects of climate change in the Aloha State.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2019
Baltimore Climate Lawsuit to be Appealed, Highlighting Litigation Campaign’s Shortcomings
A federal judge’s recent decision in the City of Baltimore’s lawsuit against energy companies is demonstrating how climate litigation can drag on, diverting attention and resources away from making changes that would improve the city’s environment and address climate change concerns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 27, 2019