The UK could be sued over its contribution to climate change after a court ruling that countries are responsible for their emissions. The International Court of Justice said nations are obliged to ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and consequences ...

The top UN court on Wednesday paved the way for the payment of possible reparations to be imposed on countries that breach climate change obligations -- on a case-by-case basis. The Barron's news ...

U.S. District Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll in a ruling, opens new tab on Thursday said claims from 37 Puerto Rican municipalities against Exxon, Shell and others, including BP and Chevron, were filed ...

The Russell Smith Courthouse, the Missoula Division of the U.S. District Court of Montana. (Photo by Blair Miller) In 2023, a group of 16 young Montanans won a much-heralded climate change case that ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, is joined by climate activists at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. The country pushed for years for the court to hear its first ...

By Jim Robbins for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health ...

The calls for action on opening day stood in sharp contrast to the position of the President Trump, who has called global ...

Brazil's JBS has been accused of making false climate claims in a U.S. lawsuit filed by advocacy group Mighty Earth, a fresh ...