Greenpeace’s Dutch Anti-SLAPP Case Against Oil Pipeline Giant Advances

A lawsuit filed by Greenpeace International against the U.S.-based fossil fuel company Energy Transfer in the Netherlands is moving forward after a Dutch court recently ruled in favor of the environmental organization in rejecting the company’s bid to toss out the case. The suit is connected to the ongoing litigation in the U.S. between Energy […]

‘We Just Want Clean Water’: Residents Sue a North Carolina County Over Landfill Contamination

This story was published by the Border Belt Independent in collaboration with Inside Climate News. Viv Tolson Wayne rang the large dinner bell on her front porch along Britt Road in St. Pauls, North Carolina. The crowd on her front lawn hushed their conversations and turned toward the 75-year-old, who wore a red T-shirt and […]

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Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators

Whether you’re an indie artist wondering if your EP got scraped, or someone who generated a birthday jingle on Suno last week, The Atlantic’s databases aren’t just journalism. They’re evidence. The Napster debate is back — this time wearing a licensing agreement and filing for fair use — and it just got a searchable answer. These are among the most consequential tech scandals to emerge from the…

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Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators

Whether you’re an indie artist wondering if your EP got scraped, or someone who generated a birthday jingle on Suno last week, The Atlantic’s databases aren’t just journalism. They’re evidence. The Napster debate is back — this time wearing a licensing agreement and filing for fair use — and it just got a searchable answer. These are among the most consequential tech scandals to emerge from the…

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Youth Climate Case Against Trump

A federal appeals court has sided with the Trump administration and 19 Republican-led states in a constitutional challenge to several of President Donald Trump’s executive orders designed to boost fossil fuels, concluding that the youth plaintiffs failed to bring a viable case against the federal government. In affirming a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit, […]

Alligator Alcatraz Emissions Threaten Human Health, Violate Clean Air Act, Lawsuit Claims

A new federal lawsuit contends emissions at the Everglades migrant detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz, associated with more than 200 diesel-burning generators and 100 diesel-burning lighting towers, are harmful to human health and the environment and violate the Clean Air Act. The litigation, filed May 27 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]

Greenpeace Plans to Sue JBS for Its Climate Impacts, Seeks Details About Major Plans in Nigeria

The world’s largest meat company is preparing to build a sprawling industrial beef operation in Nigeria—its first on the African continent—but has not revealed details about its plans, prompting a challenge by environmental advocates. JBS, the Brazilian beef juggernaut plagued by corruption scandals and ongoing links to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, announced its first […]

Federal Law Requires US Seafood Imports to Not Threaten Marine Mammals. A Lawsuit Is Pushing the Government to Finally Act.

Environmental groups on Thursday sued the United States government to ensure internationally sourced seafood doesn’t threaten whales or dolphins that become entangled or drown due to sometimes lethal fishing techniques. The U.S., the world’s largest seafood importer, has long had laws ensuring that fishers in its waters don’t ensnare marine mammals as incidental “bycatch.” But […]

Alabama Coal Ash Lawsuit Can Continue, Appeals Court Rules

A yearslong court battle over the 21.7 million tons of coal ash sitting in one of Alabama’s most ecologically sensitive areas will continue after an appeals court ruling handed down Monday. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lawsuit by Alabama-based environmental group Mobile Baykeeper challenging Alabama Power’s plans to leave the […]

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