Dana Drugmand

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Dana is an environmental journalist focusing on climate change and climate accountability reporting. She writes regularly for DeSmog covering topics such as fossil fuel industry opposition to climate action, climate change lawsuits, greenwashing and false climate solutions, and clean transportation.

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Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”

Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”
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Carbon majors are “creating the sorts of conditions that enable the world to be set on fire.”

Carbon majors are “creating the sorts of conditions that enable the world to be set on fire.”
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Climatologist Judith Curry, a go-to figure on the denial circuit, is expected to take the stand for the defense in the youth climate lawsuit.

Climatologist Judith Curry, a go-to figure on the denial circuit, is expected to take the stand for the defense in the youth climate lawsuit.
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First-of-its-kind analysis examines pension fund investments in the fossil fuel sector made by four major U.S. hospital systems.

First-of-its-kind analysis examines pension fund investments in the fossil fuel sector made by four major U.S. hospital systems.
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The court’s denial of petitions in a handful of climate cases clears the way for them to proceed in state courts.

The court’s denial of petitions in a handful of climate cases clears the way for them to proceed in state courts.
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Royal Bank of Canada edged out JPMorgan Chase as the top banker of fossil fuels in 2022, new report finds.

Royal Bank of Canada edged out JPMorgan Chase as the top banker of fossil fuels in 2022, new report finds.
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World-first climate lawsuit challenging a state’s transportation system will go to trial this fall.

World-first climate lawsuit challenging a state’s transportation system will go to trial this fall.
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European Court of Human Rights holds first-ever hearings on climate, while the UN adopts a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice to weigh in on countries’ legal responsibility to safeguard the climate system.

European Court of Human Rights holds first-ever hearings on climate, while the UN adopts a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice to weigh in on countries’ legal responsibility to safeguard the climate system.
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Sixteen Montana children and teens have sued the state, saying Montana’s promotion of oil, coal, and gas despite the climate emergency violates their state constitutional rights.

Sixteen Montana children and teens have sued the state, saying Montana’s promotion of oil, coal, and gas despite the climate emergency violates their state constitutional rights.
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Solicitor General’s brief backs communities’ position that climate liability litigation belongs in state court, a technical fight that has delayed many accountability lawsuits.

Solicitor General’s brief backs communities’ position that climate liability litigation belongs in state court, a technical fight that has delayed many accountability lawsuits.