Stories by Lesley Clark

The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution

Facing a lawsuit, the Department of Agriculture says it will restore climate-related websites that the agency erased after President Donald Trump took office

Puerto Rico is suing fossil fuel companies over climate damages, saying that the industry knew about the dangers of its products and that the island is paying the price

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on “Chevron deference” could affect federal regulations of everything from power plant emissions to electric vehicles to transmission lines

At least 230 new climate cases were filed in 2023, but researchers noted the growth of such cases was slower than in prior years

A penalty leveled against a company accused of smuggling greenhouse gases is part of the EPA’s crackdown on the planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and air-conditioning

A California resident faces charges under a 2020 law that seeks to curb powerful planet-warming and ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbons

Chicago has joined several other cities and states in suing oil companies. The effort seeks to hold fossil fuel producers financially accountable for the effects of climate change

Young people are taking action on climate because too many adults are not

Supreme Court justices declined to decide whether the Biden administration is placing too high a value on the cost to society of spewing carbon and other planet-warming gases

Climate activists say the ruling in favor of youth who sued Montana sends the signal that the courts can provide a “viable and powerful” strategy for battling climate change

Young Montanans put their state on trial for its contributions to climate change. Here are five takeaways from the proceedings as we await the judge’s ruling

Young people suing Montana to take action on climate change are ready to wrap up their arguments in a first-of-its-kind trial. The state takes the stand next week

The nation’s first climate trial, led by kids, will open on Monday in Montana but could have ramifications outside the state’s borders

Scientists working for the oil giant Exxon in the 1970s and 1980s estimated temperature increases with remarkable accuracy. Those findings could now be used as evidence in climate litigation

The Garden State is one of two dozen local governments suing oil and gas companies for allegedly lying to consumers and contributing to global warming

A youth-led climate change lawsuit against the state of Montana is scheduled to be heard in June and could be the first of its kind in the U.S.

The court’s use of the “major questions” doctrine is likely to spur challenges to climate and energy regulations

The companies are asking the justices to step in once again in a sprawling legal fight over the industry’s climate liability

The report says lawsuits filed against governments and fossil fuel companies have the potential to influence climate policy

The court made a stunning decision to hear a challenge to the agency’s authority to restrict greenhouse gas emissions