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Law
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

Sam Alito's Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute Embarrassment

Justice Alito did not recuse himself from the Supreme Court's decision to hear an oil company petition in Boulder's climate liability case, despite his financial interests in competing oil companies and his previous recusals from related cases.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Trump Tipped Off Oil Companies About Plan to Kidnap Maduro

A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil. People gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain, on January 4, 2026, to protest against the U.S.'s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Marcos del Mazo / LightRocket via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters that the heads of American oil companies were informed of the U.S. military's attack on Venezuela - described as "brazenly illegal" by scholars and experts - even before it took place.
US politics
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Law
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

Oil companies face a wrongful death suit tied to climate change

Oil companies are being sued for a woman's death linked to climate change during a record heat wave in Seattle.
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Social justice
fromTruthout
10 months ago

Hawai'i Isn't Backing Down From Its Lawsuit Against Big Oil Over Climate Crisis

Hawaiʻi's lawsuit holds oil companies accountable for climate damage following devastating wildfires.
SF politics
fromStreetsblog
11 months ago

Senate Committee Rejects Legislation Allowing Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Companies for Climate Disasters - Streetsblog California

California Senate rejects S.B. 222, a groundbreaking climate recovery act aimed at holding oil companies accountable for climate disaster damages.
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