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Climate battles are moving into the courtroom, and lawyers are getting creative
U.S. environmental groups plan to sue Trump administration on airplane emissions
Environmental groups said on Thursday they planned to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate aircraft emissions after a 2016 agency determination that those emissions pose a danger to public health.
German prosecutors probe Mitsubishi for suspected illegal defeat devices
Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is being probed by German prosecutors for suspected use of illegal defeat devices installed in its diesel engines, the Frankfurt prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
Climate activists invoke German constitution to sue Merkel government
German climate activists said on Wednesday they were suing Chancellor Angela Merkel's government over what they say is its insufficient action to tackle climate change, arguing that the failure contravened a constitutional right to "human dignity".
US government, but not Trump, can be sued over climate: Judge
A group of young Americans suing the federal government over lack of action to fight climate change can proceed with their lawsuit, but President Donald Trump cannot be named as a defendant, a federal judge ruled on Monday.