The Courts Might Just Save Us on Climate
Fueled by scientific advancement and a big Exxon blunder, climate liability cases are tearing up the courts. Will they work?
Amy Westervelt
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Amy Westervelt is an award-winning journalist whose reporting and commentary on health, psychology, technology, business, the media, and environmental issues has appeared in The Guardian, Popular Science, Elle, and Aeon. She is the co-founder of Climate Confidential and founder of the Critical Frequency podcast network. Her book, FORGET "HAVING IT ALL": HOW AMERICA MESSED UP MOTHERHOOD - AND HOW TO FIX IT is forthcoming from Seal Press.
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