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      Lead Montana youth plaintiff Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children's Trust legal team in a courhouse.

      Can the Courts Force Climate Action?

      A growing number of young people, states, and cities are suing Big Oil and governments for failing to act on the crisis.

      Farrah Hassen
      Sep 30, 2023

      Across the globe, people are turning to the courts to combat the worsening climate emergency. Since 2015, cases around the world have doubled to over 2,000, according to a recent United Nations report.

      They are also on the rise in the United States.

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      A worker removes oil from the sand at Refugio State Beach

      'Catastrophe' Averted as Judge Upholds California County's Rejection of Exxon Oil Trucking Plan

      "It's time for Exxon to accept that the community won't support drilling and transporting oil in their backyard," said one advocate.

      Julia Conley
      Sep 27, 2023

      Public health and environmental advocates in Santa Barbara County, California on Wednesday hailed a district court ruling one advocate said placed "the safety of our communities, climate, and coastlines first," as oil giant ExxonMobil's proposal to drive oil tankers down coastal highways was struck down.

      Judge Dolly M. Gee in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California upheld the county's 2022 rejection of the company's proposal. Last year the county cited the harm that a potential oil spill would do to biodiversity, water safety, and cultural resources when it refused to allow Exxon to truck oil.

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      March to End Fossil Fuels

      Demanding an End to 'Deadly Fossil Fuels,' Tens of Thousands Take the Streets in NYC

      "It's time for Biden to declare a climate emergency and phase out the fossil fuels killing people and wildlife around the world."

      Jake Johnson
      Sep 17, 2023

      Tens of thousands poured into the streets of New York City on Sunday for the largest climate mobilization in the U.S. in years, with organizers and marchers telling President Joe Biden to stop approving planet-wrecking fossil fuel projects and start doing everything in his power to accelerate the nation's renewable energy transition.

      Campaigners expressed outrage that Biden has refused to declare a national climate emergency and is planning to skip United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres' Climate Ambition Summit on Wednesday.

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