Decision Could Promote Rights-Based Adaptation, Durable SolutionsThe African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is poised to issue an advisory opinion on states' human rights obligations in the ...

The court held that the U.S. Constitution and federal law preempts state claims arising from out-of-state and international ...

The Maryland Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed three lawsuits filed by Democrat-run jurisdictions claiming oil and gas ...

The Maryland Supreme Court dismissed local lawsuits against fossil fuel companies that demanded payouts over climate change ...

Human Rights Watch respectfully seeks leave to submit an amicus curiae to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereafter the Court) in relation to its forthcoming advisory opinion on the ...

The world’s highest court has spoken: tackling climate change is not a choice: it’s a legal obligation. Now it’s up to the ...

The decision represents a setback to other local governments around the country that have sued oil companies to recoup the ...

The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The administration argues it’s ...

The court found three legal challenges from Maryland cities and one county against oil companies are "far afield" from ...

In Tuesday's 3-2 decision, the court dismissed lawsuits filed by the City of Baltimore, the City of Annapolis and Anne ...

Anyone living in the Northeast U.S. during the winter of 2026 will long remember the days, weeks even, of bitterly cold temperatures, along with high winds so strong it was difficult to walk anywhere.