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Right-wing dark money groups and Big Oil are pressuring the Supreme Court to shield the fossil fuel industry from paying for climate…
Aug 25, 2026
By Kerry Picket, THE WASHINGTON TIMES https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/24/goldwater-institute-makes-case-supreme-court-strike-home-distilling/?srsltid=AfmBOoq5zRTGC_XrcKa5kDQSuuEo0JS2N14VE0Obl7eU7RwDncz-AKqO The libertarian Goldwater Institute has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court backing the end…
Aug 25, 2026
By ALTADENA NOW https://www.altadena-now.com/main/government/wildfire-survivors-to-press-lawmakers-at-capitol-tuesday-against-newsom-utility-liability-plan Wildfire survivors and state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez are scheduled to gather at the California State Capitol on…
Aug 25, 2026
By Andrew Graham and Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316995972.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. With just one week left until the end of the legislative…
Aug 24, 2026
By Ashley Zavala, KCRA https://www.kcra.com/article/newsom-mansion-protest-utility-liability-wildfire-survivors/73517332 Wildfire survivors from the Los Angeles area held a peaceful protest outside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mansion Tuesday…
Aug 24, 2026
By Dana Drugmand, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23082026/suncor-v-boulder-supreme-court-climate-case/ Local and state governments across the United States have turned to state courts over the…
Aug 23, 2026
By Sophia Bollag, Megan Fan Munce, Kathryn Palmer, Staff Writers, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-wildfire-fire-utility-california-22397359.php?sid=53b87bf69dbcd42d26000640&ss=A&st_rid=db2ad497-fbe0-42cb-af84-220063588737&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvbmV3c29tLXdpbGRmaXJlLWZpcmUtdXRpbGl0eS1jYWxpZm9ybmlhLTIyMzk3MzU5LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc4NzYwMTY5Mjg5OA%3D%3D&rid=ZGIyYWQ0OTctZmJlMC00MmNiLWFmODQtMjIwMDYzNTg4NzM3&sharecount=MA%3D%3D SACRAMENTO — As his time as governor comes…
Aug 22, 2026
By Jon Cox, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN https://www.bakersfield.com/news/as-drilling-permits-surge-applications-for-other-oil-well-activities-plummet/article_9effb3e2-0622-4065-a582-fee0c45a8754.html A jump in Kern County drilling permits was a foregone conclusion when a new state law…
Aug 21, 2026
By Freddy Brewster, THE LEVER https://www.levernews.com/deploying-to-scotus-big-oils-dark-money-army/ Right-wing dark money groups and Big Oil are pressuring the Supreme Court to shield the fossil…
Aug 20, 2026
By Sarah Hofmann, DESMOG https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/17/big-oil-could-face-catastrophic-outcomes-without-republican-supreme-court/ A key line of defense against the “catastrophic outcomes” of lawsuits that successfully force the oil and…
Aug 17, 2026
By Dana Drugmand, CLIMATE IN THE COURTS https://www.climateinthecourts.com/the-u-s-supreme-court-is-set-to-hear-a-landmark-climate-change-case-against-big-oil/ When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to session this fall, the very first case…
Aug 17, 2026
By Lesley Clark, E&E NEWS https://www.eenews.net/articles/25-groups-urging-supreme-court-to-kill-climate-case-have-ties-to-oil-companies-report-says Two dozen entities that have urged the Supreme Court to bar climate lawsuits have deep links…
Aug 17, 2026
By Andrew Rice, DAILY JOURNAL https://www.djournal.com/news/national/conflicts-of-interest-swirl-around-colorado-climate-case/article_11f8dd0b-f1f9-5093-884f-0efb8074c1c2.html (The Center Square) – More than two dozen organizations writing briefs for a pivotal U.S. Supreme…
Aug 17, 2026