In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts vs. EPA that when the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act... more

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

As we resume our season focused on the global criminalization of climate protest, reporter Martha Troian brings us to Canada,... more

Globally, climate activism has shifted over the past few years. It’s more constant now and includes more direct action than... more

From Ecuador to North Dakota, British Columbia to New Zealand, the backlash against Indigenous-led environmental protest is always particularly harsh,... more

In April 2023, Joanna Oltman Smith walked into the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. with fellow activist Tim Martin, and... more

Welcome to Outrage + Optimism, where they examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform... more

A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) looks at the details of Guyana's planned... more

We're bringing you this crossover episode from our sister podcast, Inherited, because there's a way in which the constant vilification... more

It’s no coincidence that the backlash against climate protest looks the same from country to country. Not only is industry... more

President Biden made his first trip to Vietnam as President this week, with the intention of "upgrading" diplomatic relations between... more

Since the 2019 passage of the "Dangerous Attachment Devices" bill in response to anti-coal protests in Queensland, Australia's states have... more

When she was just 22, Disha Ravi, co-founder of Fridays for Future in India, had police show up at her... more

There's a lot of discourse happening about free speech in the context of "cancel culture" these days, but precious little... more

In more than 30 climate cases making their way through U.S. courts today, oil companies are using an argument they've... more

Worried that all their work creating Mobil's personality and a multi-pronged issue advertising campaign to go with it would go... more

In the 1970s, Mobil Oil had invented the advertorial and was aggressively pursuing an entirely new type of marketing, branding... more

In the Season 3 premiere of Inherited, host Shaylyn Martos introduces us to storyteller Camara Aaron, who shares a personal... more

In the 1970s, Mobil Oil had invented the advertorial and was aggressively pursuing an entirely new type of marketing, branding... more

On the heels of several legal wins for grassroots organizers in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," ExxonMobil, Chevron and other petrochemical giants... more

”Governing power is the goal and the point.” Daniel Squadron is the co-founder and Executive Director of The States Project and... more

The day after our season finale last week, we got some incredible news from Guyana: the High Court ruled against... more

In the last episode of our "Light, Sweet Crude" season we look at what's next for Guyana, and for other... more

What's happening in Guyana isn't just happening there. All over the globe, oil companies are racing to tap as many... more

When we first started reporting this story, people unfamiliar with it would suggest talking to local environmental groups. Surely they... more

The tension between addressing global poverty and acting on the climate crisis is one the fossil fuel industry, and those... more

Melinda Janki has filed seven separate cases aimed at blocking oil drilling in Guyana, but only one of them explicitly... more

One person in Guyana knows both the inner workings of oil companies and the intricacies of Guyanese environmental law better... more

After a year’s worth of pressure from local press and civil society groups, the Guyanese government released its contract with... more

Five years ago, Kiana Wilburg was a new reporter when ExxonMobil executives and Guyanese government officials announced they had found... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows exactly how accurate oil company scientists' climate models were back in... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows exactly how accurate oil company scientists' climate models were back in... more

On paper, the small South American country of Guyana is the fastest-growing economy in the world, thanks to its oil... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows that not only did Exxon scientists suspect climate change driven by... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows that not only did Exxon scientists suspect climate change driven by... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows that not only did Exxon scientists suspect climate change driven by... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows that not only did Exxon scientists suspect climate change driven by... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows that not only did Exxon scientists suspect climate change, driven by... more

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science shows that not only did Exxon scientists suspect climate change, driven by... more

In this special sneak preview of our next season, we hear from Melinda Janki, a lawyer who's fighting to keep... more

The House Oversight Committee wrapped up its investigation into climate disinformation earlier this month and published a second tranche of... more

November was a big month for climate litigation! The first-ever climate RICO was filed on behalf of 16 Puerto Rican... more

West Virginia v EPA isn't the only big climate case before the Supreme Court this year, from questioning the SEC's... more

I have been wondering for months what possible sense it makes for every right-wing think tank to have an amicus... more

In many of the countries where some of the world's largest climate cases are unfolding, the legal system looks very... more

Compensation for climate change has been a hot topic at the UN since the early 90s. For countries already experiencing... more

Juliana v United States was one of the first big youth climate cases, and it has inspired several others. In... more

A clause in most free trade agreements and investment treaties obligates countries to engage in a process known as international... more

With an internationally accepted definition of this crime, advocates are pushing for international courts to recognize it as well, and... more

In 2019, after a decade-long campaign, voters in Toledo Ohio voted to approve the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, effectively... more

When Tūhoe negotiated legal personhood for their homeland Te Urewera, the global rights of nature community cheered. But in this... more

In New Zealand, after decades of negotiating, Tuhoe people won personhood for their ancestral homeland Te Urewera. Learn more about your... more

Last episode we told the story of Ecuador's rights-of-nature journey, today Melissa Troutman and Joshua Pribanic, directors of Invisible Hand... more

Ecuador was the first country to adopt rights of nature into its constitution, but its Constitutional Court (Ecuador’s equivalent to... more

A case argued at the Supreme Court this week—West Virginia v EPA—has potentially huge implications for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.... more

A look at where rights of nature came from and how the concept has played out in the U.S. Learn more... more

Welcome to our first season, The Forest for the Trees, a look at rights of nature cases all over the... more

People don't bring massive lawsuits against their governments or some of the world's largest companies unless they're out of options... more