Politics www.theatlantic.com Three ways to combat climate change through the courts With the executive and legislative branches refusing to act, the judicial branch might be the last hope.
Politics www.climateliabilitynews.org Necessity defense goes untested in climate activists' acquittal With a quick ruling that the valve turners' sabotage had done no harm, a Minnesota judge cuts short a change to put climate change on trial.
Causes www.thenation.com This landmark trial of climate activists puts the political system itself on trial In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Politics www.nytimes.com 'I’m just more afraid of climate change than I am of prison' How a group of five activists called the Valve Turners decided to fight global warming by doing whatever it takes.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities
