climate

4 briefs

conflict 2026-04-16

Courts Are Making Climate Policy Because Governments Won't

The ICJ's 2025 advisory opinion is now triggering binding rulings from The Hague to the Caribbean. The Dutch government is appealing. Governments worldwide are watching who wins.

power 2026-04-13

The Legal Spine of Climate Policy Just Broke

The EPA repealed its 2009 endangerment finding in February. Environmental groups sued in April. The outcome of that case determines whether the US has any federal climate authority at all.

power 2026-04-10

The EPA Just Declared It Has No Legal Authority Over Climate Change

Revoking the 2009 endangerment finding does not disprove climate science. It just removes the government's legal obligation to act on it.

power 2026-04-09

The EPA Deleted the Legal Foundation for Every Federal Climate Rule. Zeldin Called It 'Vindication.'

The 2009 endangerment finding was not a regulation. it was the scientific warrant that made regulation possible. Repealing it doesn't just kill pending rules; it retroactively questions whether any climate regulation was ever lawful.