Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

The United Nations' top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in ...

In a groundbreaking move, the United Nations’ top court has declared that countries can legally sue one another over climate ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu is not alone in its effort to sue fossil fuel companies to hold them accountable for climate change ...

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...

A scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for much of the government's actions to fight climate change might be repealed.

What the Inter-American Court’s recent advisory opinion tells us about the past, present, and future of climate change policy ...

The ruling this month by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the ‘Obligations of States in respect of climate change’ is a legal step whose importance is rippling ever wider from The Hague, ...

Experts say the EPA's move to reverse the endangerment finding is dangerous for the nation. But California may have tools to ...