Following up on this post, CLW can report that the Maine Office of the Attorney General has decided to release its retainer agreement entered with three outside law firms to file the state’s entry in the climate litigation sweepstakes. In a change of position, the OAG says it does have records—two now, rather than zero—that […]
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SCOTUS Punts on States’ Challenge to Climate Lawfare
Per Reuters: “The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing lawsuits accusing major oil companies of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in causing climate change… Justice Clarence Thomas, in a dissenting opinion, opens new tab joined by fellow conservative […]
Over to You Oversight (cc: DOGE)
On the heels of a string of losses for the climate litigation industry, most recently today, and following up on this jaw-dropping move by the taxpayer-financed National Academies of Science to give an assist to a project already festooned with red flags—the plaintiff (counsel)-ordered “attribution science” (see also here)—CLW happened upon this. Take a quick […]
Down on Transparency Down East
Following up on, e.g., this post, Government Accountability & Oversight has filed suit against the Maine Office of the Attorney General over Maine’s categorical denial of requests for records of obvious public interest, of the same and similar kind of those which have been routinely released by other states (either voluntarily or when forced by […]
Maryland Muni Climate Suits Tossed
As reported by the Washington Examiner, “MARYLAND JUDGE DISMISSES TWO CLIMATE LAWSUITS TARGETING CHEVRON: In a win for Big Oil, a judge has dismissed two climate lawsuits filed in Maryland against Chevron, BP, Shell, and more, saying federal law preempts state law claims against the oil companies. The details: The lawsuits, filed by the City of Annapolis […]