Fossil Fuels on Trial: Suing Oil Companies for Climate Change Disasters (Part 1): A Connect the Dots Podcast
Center for Progressive Reform President Rob Verchick talks with Marin County (CA) Supervisor Kate Sears about California localities that are suing companies like Chevron, ExxonMobil, and others for hiding the dangers of and damages caused by climate change. This episode also includes short Interviews with participants in the Cultures and Disasters III Conference, held on June 28-29, 2018 in Erlangen-Nurenberg, Germany.
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Related CPRBlog posts
- "Seeking Climate Justice in the Courts," CPR Member Scholar Karen Sokol, May 21, 2018
- “The Hill Op-Ed: As Hurricanes Expose Inequalities, Civil Courts May Be 'Great Equalizer,’” by Martha T. McCluskey and Sidney Shapiro, October 18, 2018
- "Climate Change in the Courts," CPR Member Scholar Dan Farber, April 2, 2018
- “News and Observer Op-ed: Bill Would Weaken Neighbors' Ability to Be Compensated in Hog Farm Lawsuits,” by Sidney Shapiro, April 5, 2017
- "Making private companies pay their share for climate change: a new study could revive climate change litigation," CPR Member Scholar David Hunter, November 26, 2013
Other material you might be interested in
- Letter to Several Federal Agencies re HIMP in Hog-Processing, June 19, 2017
- Information on County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.
- "Judge Dismisses Suit Against Oil Companies Over Climate Change Costs," John Schwartz, The New York Times, June 25, 2018
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