Karen Zraick

New York

Climate Law Correspondent at The New York Times

Climate law correspondent @nytimes. Member @AMEJA. Into history and gardening.

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Articles

A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these. Two teams of high-powered lawyers clashed this week in Charleston, S.C., over a global-warming question with major implications: Do climate lawsuits against oil companies threaten national security, as President Trump has claimed?
Youth Climate Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

The complaint argues that orders aimed at increasing American fossil fuel production infringe on the rights of young people to a healthy environment. Young people who sued state governments over climate change have begun a legal challenge aimed at President Trump's spate of executive orders on climate and the environment.
Will Charleston's Climate Lawsuit Survive the Week?

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

The city is suing oil companies over global warming. Trump says lawsuits like these threaten national security. The judge wants to hear what both sides think. The city is suing oil companies over global warming. Trump says lawsuits like these threaten national security. The judge wants to hear what both sides think. Credit...
La demanda climÃ¡tica de un peruano es desestimada en Alemania, pero abre la puerta a futuros casos

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

Luciano Lliuya, agricultor y guía turístico, alegaba que Huaraz, su ciudad en los Andes, corría el riesgo de desaparecer ante el deshielo de los glaciares ocasionado por las emisiones de una empresa energética alemana. El miércoles, un tribunal alemán desestimó una demanda sobre calentamiento global presentada hace casi una década por un campesino peruano contra una empresa energética de Alemania.
German Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against RWE

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

The judges ruled that German civil law could be used to hold companies accountable for the worldwide effects of their emissions. A German court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit over global warming filed nearly a decade ago by a Peruvian farmer against a German energy company, but supporters of the long-shot bid said the decision had opened a critical avenue for future climate lawsuits.
An effort to kill off lawsuits against oil giants is gaining steam

1 month ago | timesfreepress.com | Karen Zraick

Over the past decade, some three dozen states and local governments have sued the biggest oil companies in the world, arguing that the industry hid what it knew about the dangers of global warming. The suits are considered a major threat to fossil fuel companies, potentially on the scale of the tobacco industry settlement a quarter-century ago that held cigarette makers financially responsible for the health consequences of smoking for generations of people.
An Effort to Kill Off Lawsuits Against Oil Giants Is Gaining Steam

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

The Trump administration has declared litigation to hold oil companies responsible for climate change a threat to the American economy and has taken aggressive steps to fight it. Over the past decade, some three dozen states and local governments have sued the biggest oil companies in the world, arguing that the industry hid what it knew about the dangers of global warming.
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick

The Agriculture Department will restore information about climate change that was scrubbed from its website when President Trump took office, according to court documents filed on Monday in a lawsuit over the deletion. The deleted data included pages on federal funding and loans, forest conservation and rural clean energy projects.
States Sue Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze for EV Charging - The New York Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Zraick |Shawn Hubler

A lawsuit led by Washington, Colorado and California accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding funds for new charging stations.
Trump Is Picking New Climate Fights With States. Here's Why.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Claire Brown |Karen Zraick

In April, President Trump issued an executive order announcing his plan to protect "American energy from state overreach" and directing the Justice Department to block state and local climate initiatives "that threaten American energy dominance and our economic and national security."Last week, the contours of that effort became clearer when the department filed lawsuits against four states.