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State and Local Government Climate Change Dismissals

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Climate Tort Lawsuit in South Carolina Dismissed by State Court

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On August 6, 2025, a state court judge in South Carolina dismissed the climate change tort lawsuit filed by the City of Charleston against a number of major fossil fuel companies. (This lawsuit was one of approximately three...more

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Youth Climate Litigants See Success in One State, Dismissal in Another

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On December 18, 2024, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in the case of Held v. Montana, finding that the Montana Environmental Policy Act ("MEPA") violated the state's constitution. In the midst of great change to the federal...more

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