In 2017, El Salvador became the first country in the world to pass an outright ban on mining. It was... more

Public Citizen has been working with various prosecutors to explore the idea of using criminal law to hold oil companies... more

The backlash against ESG is continuing, with a string of lawsuits aimed at shutting down shareholder activism. We don't often... more

Lots of news lately on stories we've been following, so in today's episode: an update! The landmark Carbon Majors report... more

Shell announced in late 2023 that it would be shutting down all of its onshore activities in Nigeria and concentrating... more

The U.S. government's definition of what constitutes an "ecoterrorist" has long driven backlash against environmental activists and in recent years... more

In June 2022, Michel Forst became the first UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders. In that role he has spent... more

About a decade after UK courts made history with the first "climate necessity" ruling in history, the UK government has... more

While protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation garnered international news coverage, at the... more

In December 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the comment period on its draft Environmental Impact Statement for... more