Federal Common Law—Nuisance Archives - Climate Change Litigation

Korsinsky v. EPA

Filing Date: 2005

Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.

Status: Summary order issued affirming dismissal of action. [ 08/10/2006 ]

Description: Action seeking to hold federal and New York state and local environmental agencies liable for climate change.

Filing Date: 2004

Court/Admin Entity: U.S.

Status: Opinion issued. [ 06/20/2011 ]

Description: Public nuisance lawsuits seeking imposition of caps on and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from power companies.

Filing Date: 2008

Court/Admin Entity: U.S.

Status: Certiorari denied. [ 05/20/2013 ]

Description: Action by native Alaskans seeking damages from oil and power companies for impacts of climate change on their village.

Filing Date: 2015

Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.

Status: Ninth Circuit dismissed Greenpeace's appeal of preliminary injunction. [ 03/04/2016 ]

Description: Oil company filed suit seeking to bar environmental activists from interfering with its Arctic drilling operations.