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Climate change "imperils all forms of life" and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found. Subscribe to our ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, is joined by climate activists at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. The country pushed for years for the court to hear its first ...

The International Court of Justice ruled that a healthy environment is a human right and countries must address the "existential threat" of climate change. In a landmark advisory opinion, the United ...

July 15 (UPI) --An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government. Justice Michael ...

More than 100 Odette survivors are now petitioners in a case filed against oil giant Shell in the United Kingdom.

Numerous big-name individuals and entities are weighing into climate change lawsuits brought by Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County against more than two dozen fossil fuel companies, ...

Two homeowners in Washington state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent years have ...

Donald Trump stopping the US from taking action over the climate crisis while labelling it a “con job,” will only see nations like China take up the mantle instead, the chief architect of the landmark ...

The top United Nations court has ruled that nations are obligated under international law to limit climate change, and countries that don't act could be held legally responsible for climate damages ...