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Missouri v. United States Department of Interior
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Bureau of Reclamation in a challenge to the Bureau's decision to move forward with a water reclamation project in North Dakota. The state of Missouri argued the Bureau violated the Water Supply Act by moving forward without first getting approval ...
Charleston, City of v. Brabham Oil Co.
A district court granted the city of Charleston's motion to remand to state court its lawsuit against fossil fuel companies for allegedly contributing to climate change by producing and selling fossil fuel products while deceiving consumers and the public about the dangers associated with them. The ...
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Gassman
A district court adopted a magistrate judge's findings and recommendations to grant in part and deny in part cross-motions for summary judgment in a lawsuit concerning the Forest Service's approval of a vegetation management project in the Kootenai National Forest. An environmental group had argued,...
Judicial Remedies for Climate Disruption
This Article, adapted from the Climate Science and Law for Judges Curriculum, examines the status and viability of judicial remedies in climate change litigation. It focuses on climate cases that are seeking science-based remedies specifically related to climate mitigation (actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or draw down atmospheric carbon) and climate-change adaptation (actions to reduce the negative impacts of climate disruption on human and natural communities).