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Baltimore Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change

Jul 21, 2018
The city's filing comes just a day after a federal judge dismissed New York City's suit against five top fossil fuels firms, and about a month after another federal judge tossed out a pair of suits brought by two cities in California.
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To Drill or Not to Drill — That Is the Question

Mar 4, 2015
Major oil company Royal Dutch Shell wants to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer. In the long term, that could spell doom for one of the last great relatively untouched oceanic environments on the planet.

Bubble May Burst for Fossil Fuel Giants

Oct 7, 2013
Petroleum corporations are warned they may face a damaging backlash if they try to resist mounting pressure and high profile campaigning for climate change legislation.