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UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

What the World Court’s latest climate change ruling means for the U.S.

The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

World Court Opinion: Protection From Climate Change Is A Human Right

The International Court of Justice issues an advisory opinion that found that a clean, health, and sustainable environment is ...

Honolulu’s lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight

Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts.

US Energy Department misrepresents climate science in new report

Five top scientists told AFP their research cited in a flagship climate report by the US Department of Energy (DoE) was ...

Climate change driving major algae surge in Canada's lakes, study finds

Algal growth is accelerating in lakes across Canada, including those far from human development, and a new study shows that ...

In a miniature world, climate change and environmental issues loom large

Visitors have a lot to see in the multistory warehouse that is Wunderland. From Las Vegas to Miami Beach, from Rio de Janeiro ...

EPA chief Zeldin delivers dagger to the heart of Obama's climate change agenda on ‘Ruthless’ podcast

EPA's Lee Zeldin will repeal of Obama-era endangerment finding that classified carbon dioxide as a pollutant, projecting job ...

Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters

However, a new study has demonstrated a computer model that can reduce scientific uncertainty around linking emissions from a ...