This is so shameful. 🙁 How could the state legislature, in good faith that they were passing a law “for the good of the people”, ban those people from determining if they were being harmed by the chemicals in the air? https://floodlightnews.org/environmental-groups-sue-over-louisianas-ban-on-community-air-monitoring/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’:
2024-10-22 ExxonMobil ‘Chemical Recycling’ Plastics A Scam, Sued By California
Less than 6% of all U.S. plastics are recycled. Most end up in landfills. California AG lawsuit says Exxon is greenwashing. https://floodlightnews.org/advanced-plastics-recycling-stunt-louisiana/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
2024-02-16 Climate Scientist’s Victory Against Climate Deniers
Michael Mann’s lawsuit victory over a million dollars in damages. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00396-y
2023-09-19 Calif Sues Big Oil For Denying Climate Change
I live here in Southern California, and I hope and pray that California is successful. But I don’t think it will be called a victory. Looking at reality, Big Oil has, since finding out from their own scientists in the late ’70s, based their business on a deadly, unsustainable business model. And they’ve ignored the
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2023-09-04 BTC & Elias Talk Lawsuit Against Republican Illegal Redistricting
BTC talks with attorney Mark Elias about the the lawsuit in Florida winning against the unconstitutional Republican gerrymandering that demolished a black majority district, and lawsuits in other states against Republican gerrymandering. Mr. Elias is a real hero for taking on the unconstitutional power grabbing the Republicans have been doing in order to deny minority
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2022-03-29 Shell “Breached Legal Duties” By Mismanaging Climate Plan
ClientEarth, a European climate law charity, has filed lawsuit alleging that Shell breached its legal duties by mismanaging climate risk. This is a novel approach and if successful could mean big changes for Big Oil and the fossil fuel industry. https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/03/27/shell-breached-legal-duties-by-mismanaging-climate-risk-lawsuit-alleges/
2022-03-15 Hawaii Big Oil Court Case Passes Major Milestone
This important article by a ‘guest contributor’ gives some very good links to information. The court has allowed Hawaii to go ahead to the discovery, where oil companies will have to reveal internal documents regarding fossil fuels causing climate change. Quote: << A growing movement Climate litigation such as the Hawaii case is designed to
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2022-02-20 Solar City Shareholders Lawsuit – Musk Should Pay $13B
This is the first I’ve heard about this lawsuit. Must be newsmedia ignoring it. https://www.reuters.com/business/telsa-investors-urge-judge-order-musk-repay-13-bln-solarcity-deal-2022-01-18/
2021-10-24 The Role Of Antitrust Law In Energy Democracy
This 1 hour podcast discusses lawsuits, antitrust against SRP – Salt River Project, among others. This was originally by Solar Cities which was bought by Tesla. Tesla and SRP settled out of court, so sadly the court never got to make a legal decision. This has to do with an electric utility making it difficult
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2021-09-24 NSA Lawsuit Dismissed: State Secrets
Wikipedia and the ACLU sued after snowden revealed how the NSA spies on telephone conversations. They may appeal. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/business/court-rejects-lawsuit-against-nsa-on-state-secrets-grounds/article_89aeb38c-bfde-58a0-8799-59ffa248c68d.html
