Puerto Rico drops climate change lawsuit less than a year in

Puerto Rico Pulls Lawsuit Targeting Energy Companies As Legal Climate Shifts – DV Journal

Puerto Rico’s legal assault on major oil companies has run aground, less than a year after it began. And it’s a bad sign for a similar case filed by Bucks

Puerto Rico Ditches Billion-Dollar Climate Lawsuit Following Trump�...

Puerto Rico withdrew its $1 billion climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry on Friday following the Trump administration’s move to block two states from seeking legal damages for similar alleged environmental damages.

Puerto Rico Ditches Billion-Dollar Climate Lawsuit Following Trump’s Blue State Crackdown

Puerto Rico withdrew aits $1 billion climate lawsuit against the oil industry on Friday after the Trump administration moved to block similar potential suits.

Puerto Rico drops climate change lawsuit less than a year in

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Legal Newsline) - Puerto Rico has abandoned its climate change lawsuit, adding to the growing list of setbacks for the alliance of private lawyers and government officials suing the energy industry.On May 2, Puerto Rico voluntarily dismissed its case from federal court, without prejudice, 10 months after first filing suit. Five state court judges have tossed climate litigation around the country, and President Donald Trump…

The climate justice organization El Puente Puerto Rico demanded on Tuesday the early evaluation and approval of the Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Plan (PMARCC) and denounced that the House Bill 556 seeks to delay again a process vital to the country. The bill proposes to repeal articles 15 and 16 of Law 33-2019, which establish mechanisms to ensure that the PMRCC is dealt with without legislative delay. Under the current l…

Puerto Rico Drops Climate Lawsuit As Trump Targets State-Level Lawfare

Puerto Rico has dropped its climate lawsuit, marking another blow to the faltering lawfare campaign targeting energy companies.