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- NSW police take legal action to prevent climate activists blockading Port of Newcastle Fri, 1 Nov 24, 7:07pmPlanned two-day protest that involves thousands of protesters poses a safety risk, police argue
- New York officials call for big oil to be prosecuted for fueling climate disasters Thu, 17 Oct 24, 9:00pmOil majors’ conduct can constitute reckless endangerment due to fossil fuels’ affect on global heating, advocates claim
- Oregon county sues major gas provider for allegedly sowing climate doubt Wed, 9 Oct 24, 4:00amComplaint against NW Natural, the state’s biggest provider, marks first time a utility faces climate deception charges
- Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400,000 over cybersecurity failings Thu, 3 Oct 24, 2:18amNuclear waste dump in Cumbria pleaded guilty to leaving data that could threaten national security exposed for four years, says regulator
- ‘Fear and intimidation’: how peaceful anti-pipeline protesters were hit with criminal and civil charges Fri, 27 Sep 24, 8:00pmClimate activists opposed to the Mountain Valley pipeline were accused of breaking West Virginia’s new critical infrastructure law
- Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US Thu, 26 Sep 24, 8:00pmLobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests
- Sellafield apologises after guilty plea over string of cybersecurity failings Fri, 9 Aug 24, 4:19amNuclear site awaits sentencing over breaches that it admitted could have threatened national security
- Tensions rise in Guyana as Maduro uses border dispute to build support ahead of Venezuela poll Sun, 21 Jul 24, 9:00pmAn old territorial claim to part of Guyana rich in oil and gold has proved a useful for Hugo Chávez’s successor. But the land grab has sparked outrage among the Guyanese
- Cumbria project will be ‘net zero’, coalmine firm tells high court Wed, 17 Jul 24, 12:58amCompany insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approved
- Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says Thu, 27 Jun 24, 3:00pmAbout 230 cases filed against corporations and trade associations around world since 2015
- Sarah Finch: climate activism ‘early adopter’ behind supreme court win Wed, 26 Jun 24, 9:02pmUK campaigner who fronted lawsuit on future impact of fossil fuel projects says she fears for future despite ruling
- Future impact of proposed fossil fuel projects must be assessed, UK court rules Thu, 20 Jun 24, 9:15pmLandmark judgment says planning bodies must account for burning of extracted fuel when considering site proposals
- Majority of US voters support climate litigation against big oil, poll shows Tue, 28 May 24, 8:00pmAnd almost half of respondents back the filing of criminal charges against oil companies that have contributed to the climate crisis
- Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says Tue, 14 May 24, 5:00pmFormer Irish president and Ban Ki-moon say fossil lobbying is hampering climate progress
- Activist groups not directly involved in Tiwi Island lawsuit must hand over documents to Santos, court rules Thu, 25 Apr 24, 5:20pmBroad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts say