The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a major climate change case, with Boulder, Colorado, seeking compensation from Suncor and ExxonMobil for natural disaster costs. The outcome could set a precedent for corporate accountability, with concerns raised about opening a 'floodgate' of similar lawsuits. Justice Alito's recusal means a 4-4 split is possible, which would uphold a lower court ruling allowing Boulder's case to proceed.

On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”

A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...

Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...

While the court dismissed this specific case, experts say the verdict sets an important precedent.

Claimants in climate liability cases will benefit from a new emissions attribution method.

New cases seeking compensation for loss and damage have been launched against fossil fuel and cement companies in the U.K. and Germany on behalf of people in the Philippines and Pakistan who suffered ...

The motion, which passed 7-4, points to a B.C. government...