PROSECUTING BIG OIL FOR CLIMATE DEATHS

All errors of judgment and fact are our own. CLIMATE HOMICIDE: PROSECUTING BIG OIL FOR. CLIMATE DEATHS. David Arkush* & Donald Braman†. Prosecutors regularly ...

Climate Homicide: Prosecuting Big Oil For Climate Deaths

It describes the doctrinal and social predicates of homicide prosecutions where multiple corporate actors have engaged in conduct that endangers ...

New Memo Details Legal Case for Prosecuting Big Oil for Extreme ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prosecutors charging major fossil fuel companies for extreme heat deaths could have a strong case, according to a new report ...

'Climate homicide': Could Big Oil be Sued for Disaster Deaths?

The paper tries to make a case for criminal prosecution of companies that knew but publicly dismissed the dangers of global warming. The authors ...

Climate Change Is Killing People. Could Fossil Fuel Companies Be ...

While criminal prosecution of oil companies for deaths from extreme heat or other climate disasters may be unprecedented, large fossil fuel ...

Prosecutors Should Consider Homicide Charges Against Big Oil for ...

“Climate change is not a tragedy, it's a crime,” said Arkush. “For decades, fossil fuel companies knew that burning their products would trigger ...

New York officials call for big oil to be prosecuted for fueling climate ...

New York state prosecutors could press criminal charges against big oil for its role in fueling hurricanes and other climate disasters, lawyers ...

Prosecuting Climate Homicide: Voters Support Holding Fossil Fuel ...

As not only climate scientists but also the general public become increasingly concerned globally regarding Big Oil's role in deceiving the ...

New York officials endorse prosecuting Big Oil for climate change

The memorandum, which was written by lawyers for the nonprofit advocacy groups Public Citizen and Fair and Just Prosecution, argues that ...

Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds

“No major oil and gas company is pledging to do the bare minimum to prevent climate chaos, so communities are taking them to court,” said David ...

Big Oil Sold Stuff They Knew Was Dangerous. There's a Law for That.

Prosecuting fossil fuel executives for reckless endangerment could help millions of victims of climate change–related disasters get justice.

Western heat-wave deaths: Prosecutors should charge Big Oil.

Causation—i.e., showing that Big Oil's actions in fact caused victims' deaths—is admittedly complex. ... With Arizona's standard in mind, we ...

Virtual Panel: Prosecuting Big Oil for Climate Crimes

Years of reporting show that fossil fuel companies knew of their contributions to climate change and funded multimillion-dollar disinformation campaigns to ...

Legal Memo Makes Case for Prosecuting Big Oil Over Extreme Heat ...

A US-based consumer watchdog unveiled a legal memo Wednesday detailing how local or state prosecutors could bring criminal charges against Big Oil for deaths ...

Charging Big Oil with Climate Homicide - Preliminary Prosecution ...

This preliminary “prosecution memorandum” draws from publicly available material to assess potential criminal charges that local or state prosecutors could ...

Prosecutor offers roadmap to homicide case against Big Oil - The Hill

As climate-fueled disasters kill thousands of Americans each year, state and local prosecutors have a strong case to charge major oil companies ...

'Climate homicide' architects pitch theory to prosecutors - E&E News

The authors of “Climate Homicide: Prosecuting Big Oil for Climate Death” — which will be published soon in the Harvard Environmental Law Review ...

Memo: Makes case for prosecuting big oil firms - NY1

A new report by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and the criminal justice reform group Fair and Just Prosecution explores how major fossil fuel ...

Charging Oil Firms With Homicide Would Not Be Unreasonable ...

Prosecutors in Arizona could reasonably press homicide charges against Big Oil for deaths caused by a July 2023 heatwave, lawyers wrote in a new prosecution ...

Should Big Oil Be Tried for Homicide? - Inside Climate News

A group of activists and legal experts are promoting the argument that fossil fuel companies should be charged for homicide and other crimes ...