Joseph Winters
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- Sep 30, 2026
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States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in. (opens the original)
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Last week, another federal judge blocked New York’s so-called “climate superfund law,” the state’s attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related damages linked to their activities. Signed in 2024, the legislation inspired other states to start drumming up their own ways to hold Big Oil financially accountable for the costs of a warming planet. The two rulings are certainly a blow to the law’s advocates. But they’re not a death knell for this approach. That’s according to seven la
When plastic companies write the lesson plans (opens the original)
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This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school curricula: plastics. A new report from the nonprofit Plastic Pollution Coalition documents the many ways the plastics industry has been inserting its agenda into classrooms across the U.S. — including through lesson plans and worksheets, hands-on science experiments, and a progra
The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it (opens the original)
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The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In California, it’s also spending big to oppose climate and worker-safety legislation. According to analyses by a coalition of environmental groups called the Last Chance Alliance, oil and gas companies spent more than $17 million on California lobbying during the first half of 2026. That includes $10.3 million during the first quarter — a new record for the sector — and another $6.8 million during Q2. Much of t
Is the recycling symbol free speech? A judge just ruled it could be. (opens the original)
The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‘most impactful’ in the world (opens the original)
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