Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law NYT: Science By: Karen Zraick 22 September 2026 at 18:23 The lawsuit, filed by Michigan, claimed oil companies colluded to obstruct solar power and to misrepresent climate risks, making energy costlier. © Rebecca Cook/ReutersDana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general, whose lawsuit accused fossil fuel companies of creating a “cartel” and raising costs for residents.
$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say NYT: Science By: Karen Zraick 22 September 2026 at 14:27 A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.” © James MacPherson/Associated PressGreenpeace in 2025 lost a lawsuit brought by pipeline company Energy Transfer over protests against its Dakota Access Pipeline. A protest encampment in 2016.
The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. NYT: Technology By: Chico Harlan 22 September 2026 at 08:20 Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation. © Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesConstruction of an A.I. data center in Texas last month.
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