Top Law Firms Called Out for Serving Fossil Fuel Industry Clients in New Climate 'Scorecard'

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By Dana DrugmandOct 1, 2020, 1:33 pm293 pts
Read time: 4 mins With lawsuits against major fossil fuel producers over climate damages on the rise, a new report and initiative examines how prestigious law firms are enabling climate breakdown. The student-led initiative, Law Students for Climate Accountability, calls for holding the legal industry…

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