Taking Climate Offenders to Court

Living on Earth

Suing the corporations involved with producing greenhouse gas emissions is a new legal strategy – but will it be a successful one? Vermont Law School Professor Patrick Parenteau talks with host Steve Curwood about environmental litigation and the latest global warming lawsuit against energy companies- Kivalina v. Exxon.

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