Should big oil pay for climate damage? Some cities and states say yes
Two recent rulings have affirmed that the lawsuits belong in state court.
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Two recent rulings have affirmed that the lawsuits belong in state court.
The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) - Farmers, fishermen and others who say the coal-fired Tata Mundra Power Plant in Gujarat, India has ruined the environment and their livelihoods cannot sue the U.S.-based international organization that financed its construction in 2008, a federal appeals court held Tuesday in a case that the U.S. Supreme Court revi...
Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Exxon climate collage. Credits: Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News (illustration); The Rockefeller Archive Center (photo & Standard Oil); Defendant of Exxon Mobile Corp (text); Francis Chung/E&E News (Exxon sign) Exxon Mobil Corp. officials blame the heirs of its founder, John D. Rockefeller, of funding a string of climate lawsuits against the oil company. Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News (illustration); The Rockefeller Archive Center (photo and Standard Oil); Defendant of Exxon Mobil Corp (text); Francis Chung/E&E News (Exxon sign) Exxon Mobil Corp. has a strategy for firi...
Chevron Lobbies to Head Off New Sanctions on Myanmar The oil company is arguing against efforts to restrict its involvement in a gas operation in Myanmar that provides funding for the junta there. Chevron, the United States’ second-largest oil and gas producer, has a long history of investing heavily in Washington influence.Credit...Jonathan Bachman/Reuters April 22, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — The Myanmar military’s coup and brutal crackdown on dissent has left it with few allies in the West. But one of the most sophisticated corporate lobbying operations in Washington has mobilize...
DeSmog Background FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) describes itself as “an independent global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional.” [1] FTI offers services for a wide range of industries. For example, its energy industry services offer “advisory services that address the strategic, financial, reputational, regulatory and legal needs of energy and utility clients involved in the production of crude oil, natural gas, refined products, c...