After the election of a new Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, lawmakers started debating what vetoes from Gov. Wes Moore to override.

The adverse effect of a warming planet "may significantly impair the enjoyment of certain human rights, including the right to life", he added. Legal and climate experts said the opinion, while not ...

Studies on reparations and climate change in Maryland now won’t have to clear major state legislative hurdles, thanks to the General Assembly’s override of a slew of bills on Tuesday. The bill, a ...

The world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the planet from the “existential threat” posed by climate change, in a landmark advisory ...

In early August, I landed in New Orleans not knowing what to expect for the next few days at Climate Reparations Camp, but I was ready for it. August 2025 marked twenty years since Hurricane Katrina, ...

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