Climate change controversies

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Teenage Cybercrime Gang LAPSUS$ Strikes AgainNearly two dozen lawsuits filed by cities and states aim to put fossil fuel companies on trial for deceiving the public about climate change. But they’ve been stuck in legal limbo for half a decade, with companies deploying several maneuvers to block them. Now a surprising source has unleashed those lawsuits: the conservative-dominated Supreme Court.On Monday, the justices rejected…

Environmental activists rally for accountability for fossil fuel companies outside of New York Supreme Court on October 22, 2019 in New York City. Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.It’s been eight years since the world learned that “Exxon Knew.” The oil giant had grasped the dangers of burning fossil fuels since 1977, investigations showed, despite its long-standing public stance that the science was “uncertain” and persistent…

This image gives me hives.Photo: Richard Drew/Associated Press | Screenshot: New York TimesBret Stephens, the New York Times columnist with a long history of bad conservative takes—the same man who decided to quit Twitter after he threw a fit over being called a bedbug—says he’s changed. In an essay for the Times opinion section published Friday, Stephens claims that a visit to Greenland changed his mind on climate change, but the uniquely infuriating essay is still full of Stephens-style bullshit, horrible design choices…