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Residents say a thick substance leaked last month at Marsh Creek in Pennsylvania, near the Mariner East LNG pipeline appears to be bentonite clay, which can be harmful to the environment. Credit: PA DEP
us/Activists Launch Their Own Investigation of Mud Spill Near Pennsylvania Pipeline  
By Diane Bernard
on
Energy Transfer and Sunoco claimed the substance was not toxic, but residents don’t trust the results.
Environmental activist Trudi Warner is ejected from the Royal Courts of Justice on February 21. Credit: Defend Our Juries
uk/Court of Appeal Rules Climate Crisis a Matter of ‘Opinion’
By Tim Crosland
on
When environmental defenders are tried in future they will be barred from giving evidence of climate impacts to the jury to explain their motives, writes Tim Crosland, director of climate justice charity Plan B Earth.
Heavy seas engulf three white wind turbines with yellow bases on a cloudy day.
us/Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition
By Rebecca Burns
on
Inside the conspiracy to take down wind and solar power.
Organizations in Brazil, where much of the world’s illegal and most harmful deforestation is happening, are considering how they can use money laundering rules to combat it. Credit: Oregon State University/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
How Money Laundering Rules Could Be Used to Tackle Deforestation 
By Isabella Kaminski
on
A first-of-its-kind legal complaint in France aims to hold banks accountable for their work with companies that contribute to deforestation.
Protestors from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and other groups protest outside the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Investors Conference in 2008. Credit: VisibleHand / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
First Nation Sues Alberta Energy Regulator Over Kearl Tailings Pond Spill
By Taylor Noakes
on
Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam announced the lawsuit during community consultation in northern Alberta.
Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
us/Louisiana LNG Could Be 'Nail in the Coffin' for Local Fishermen
By Nick Cunningham
on
Commercial fishing in southwest Louisiana is already facing hard times. But the rush to build LNG export terminals there may put an end to a once-vibrant industry.
Woman holding protest sign that reads, i want the children i spent my life teaching to actually have a future. please divest our pensions from fossil fuel companies - retired nyc teacher, uft
us/NYC Pensions Are Sued for Shedding Fossil Fuels
By Liz Rosenberg
on
The lawsuit aims to stifle the divestment movement.
Climate activists rally outside Bank of America Tower in Midtown Manhattan as part of the March to End Fossil Fuels in September 2023. Credit: Erik McGregor (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED).
us/Q&A: 'Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action'
By Michaela Herrmann
on
Democracy professor Dana R. Fisher says we cannot ‘keep kicking the can down the road.’
Credit: Tess Abbot/ExxonKnews
us/Why Exxon Is Suing Its Shareholders
By Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews
on
A recent lawsuit could reflect the oil and gas industry’s growing legal strategy to escape accountability for fueling the climate crisis.
The climate action group Extinction Rebellion protested at Havas London headquarters in January 2024, following a tip that the agency was pursuing more work with Shell. Credit: Extinction Rebellion
Exclusive: Havas Eyes New Shell Global PR Contract, Further Undercutting the Agency’s Climate-friendly Claims
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Staff fear that the growing relationship with a longtime greenwasher could “wipe out” Havas’s work on sustainability.

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us/Activists Launch Their Own Investigation of Mud Spill Near Pennsylvania Pipeline  
ByDiane Bernard
on
Energy Transfer and Sunoco claimed the substance was not toxic, but residents don’t trust the results.
Residents say a thick substance leaked last month at Marsh Creek in Pennsylvania, near the Mariner East LNG pipeline appears to be bentonite clay, which can be harmful to the environment. Credit: PA DEP
Opinion
uk/Court of Appeal Rules Climate Crisis a Matter of ‘Opinion’
ByTim Crosland
on
When environmental defenders are tried in future they will be barred from giving evidence of climate impacts to the jury to explain their motives, writes Tim Crosland, director of climate justice charity Plan B Earth.
Environmental activist Trudi Warner is ejected from the Royal Courts of Justice on February 21. Credit: Defend Our Juries
us/Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition
ByRebecca Burns
on
Inside the conspiracy to take down wind and solar power.
Heavy seas engulf three white wind turbines with yellow bases on a cloudy day.
How Money Laundering Rules Could Be Used to Tackle Deforestation 
ByIsabella Kaminski
on
A first-of-its-kind legal complaint in France aims to hold banks accountable for their work with companies that contribute to deforestation.
Organizations in Brazil, where much of the world’s illegal and most harmful deforestation is happening, are considering how they can use money laundering rules to combat it. Credit: Oregon State University/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
First Nation Sues Alberta Energy Regulator Over Kearl Tailings Pond Spill
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam announced the lawsuit during community consultation in northern Alberta.
Protestors from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and other groups protest outside the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Investors Conference in 2008. Credit: VisibleHand / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/Louisiana LNG Could Be 'Nail in the Coffin' for Local Fishermen
ByNick Cunningham
on
Commercial fishing in southwest Louisiana is already facing hard times. But the rush to build LNG export terminals there may put an end to a once-vibrant industry.
Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
us/NYC Pensions Are Sued for Shedding Fossil Fuels
ByLiz Rosenberg
on
The lawsuit aims to stifle the divestment movement.
Woman holding protest sign that reads, i want the children i spent my life teaching to actually have a future. please divest our pensions from fossil fuel companies - retired nyc teacher, uft
us/Q&A: 'Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action'
ByMichaela Herrmann
on
Democracy professor Dana R. Fisher says we cannot ‘keep kicking the can down the road.’
Climate activists rally outside Bank of America Tower in Midtown Manhattan as part of the March to End Fossil Fuels in September 2023. Credit: Erik McGregor (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED).
Opinion
us/Why Exxon Is Suing Its Shareholders
ByEmily Sanders, ExxonKnews
on
A recent lawsuit could reflect the oil and gas industry’s growing legal strategy to escape accountability for fueling the climate crisis.
Credit: Tess Abbot/ExxonKnews
Exclusive: Havas Eyes New Shell Global PR Contract, Further Undercutting the Agency’s Climate-friendly Claims
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Staff fear that the growing relationship with a longtime greenwasher could “wipe out” Havas’s work on sustainability.
The climate action group Extinction Rebellion protested at Havas London headquarters in January 2024, following a tip that the agency was pursuing more work with Shell. Credit: Extinction Rebellion