Climate Accountability
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![Collage of gavel, oil refinery, and protest sign that says climate change is deadly]()
![Collage of gavel, oil refinery, and protest sign that says climate change is deadly]()
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters ‘panic mode’
Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial.
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Rising seas magnify the dangers of coastal Georgia’s industrial past
The state’s first Superfund research center is looking into how climate change is resurfacing industrial pollution.
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Wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final. FIFA still doesn’t have a plan.
There’s no way to close off the open-air stadium where stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are slated to square off.
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They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.
A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.
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Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court
Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.
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Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy
New research shows major lenders are accelerating their investment in Big Oil as the industry turns toward plastics, pesticides, and other petrochemicals.
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For Puerto Rico’s fishers, climate change isn’t the only challenge — being left to adapt alone is another
Even as Puerto Rico's fisherfolk navigate rising seas and monster storms, a maze of bureaucracy is proving to be their biggest obstacle.
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Why is it so unusually expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?
The city with the most lead pipes in the nation is paying way above average to fix them. Officials can't fully explain why.
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After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network
As extreme heat reshapes air quality, the network of 277 monitors is expected to help identify localized pollution hot spots.
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Blood in the well: One town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting it
Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change.
