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July 24, 2025

Five Reasons Why the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion Matters

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 9, 2025

The Court Has Spoken: A Healthy Climate is a Human Right

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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June 4, 2025

Court Affirms Legal Responsibility of Polluters in Climate Case

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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May 28, 2025

Oil and Gas Companies, Take Heed: Climate Has Not Left the Boardroom

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 15, 2025

Ask an Expert: How Strong is the Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud?

Guest Commentary

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May 15, 2025

The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 14, 2025

Fossil Fuel Lobbying: 100+ Days and Six Decades of Deception

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 14, 2025

New Evidence Strengthens the Case for Climate Accountability

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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May 14, 2025

Climate Accountability: The Antidote to Decades of Fossil Fuel Industry Deceit

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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March 18, 2025

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Lasting Imprint on Global Sea Levels

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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March 18, 2025

How Major Carbon Producers Drive Sea Level Rise and Climate Injustice

Shaina Sadai
Former Hitz Fellow

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February 10, 2025

The Science Behind Sea Level Rise: How Past Emissions Will Shape Our Future

Shaina Sadai
Former Hitz Fellow

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January 14, 2025

Ask A Scientist: How Can Scientists Drive Change Through Climate Lawsuits?

Guest Commentary

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January 8, 2025

Climate Science Deniers and Fossil Fuel Greenwashing: Danger in Trump’s Second Term

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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December 16, 2024

Looking Ahead to Climate Litigation in 2025: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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November 18, 2024

Five Ways the Fossil Fuel Industry Tries to Co-opt UN Climate COPs

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

People lined up at a climate protest in Manhattan, New York.

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November 6, 2024

A Second Trump Administration Threatens an Assault on Climate, Energy, and Justice Priorities

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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September 18, 2024

Your Research Can Help Inform Climate Litigation

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 2, 2024

What’s New in Climate Lawsuits?

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

A group of scientists stand in front of Citigroup on Wall St. during the Scientists Speakout Day in June 2024. They hold a banner showing the global average temperatures from 1860 via a color graph that becomes much redder after 2010.

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June 20, 2024

Scientists Demand Citigroup End Fossil Fuel Funding

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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May 28, 2024

Here’s What We’re Asking Major Fossil Fuel Corporations at This Year’s Annual Meetings

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

ExxonMobil on a financial stock computer screen

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April 4, 2024

As its Lone Climate Scientist Board Member Departs, ExxonMobil Still Heads in the Wrong Direction

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

A scientist, underwater in diving gear, examines coral reefs and makes notes on an underwater clipboard in Virgin Islands National Park. Warmer ocean temperatures and more acidic waters (from increased carbon dioxide levels) are bleaching and dissolving coral reefs around the world.

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April 4, 2024

New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist