The early days of the transition have been marked by dismissals and dread.

New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely face fierce challenges.

The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change.

The lawsuit, an unusual strategy for the oil giant, comes after California’s attorney general sued Exxon last year alleging it misled the public about plastics recycling.

Judges in The Hague are weighing what, exactly, international law requires countries to do about global warming.

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In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency.

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Carrboro accused Duke, one the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels.

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In a new lawsuit, the state’s attorney general claims oil companies deceived the public about fossil fuel products’ contributions to climate change.

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