2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence

Category

All Content > Enterprise News Story > Upper Midwest

Awarded to

Darlene Ricker, reporter; Blair Chavis, Assistant Managing Editor

Entry details

The Coming Stor: Lawyers are unleashing a flurry of lawsuits to step up the fight against climate change

Issue or publication date: Nov. 1, 2019
Publication name: ABA Journal
Publishing company: ABA Journal
Website home page: abajournal.com

Please describe the publication's mission and readership:

The ABA Journal is the flagship magazine for the American Bar Association and signature publication for the legal profession. The Journal is an award-winning, dynamic multimedia platform delivering legal journalism with an independent voice. The Journal informs, engages and stimulates important conversations that define the American legal system and help it respond to important issues of the day. The Journal and its companion website, newsletters and podcasts ensure it has among the largest readership of any legal publication in the world. While the Journal serves as a key benefit to members of the American Bar Association, it maintains editorial independence and integrity, allowing it to provide critical coverage of the trends, people and business of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:

Like an unavoidable hurricane or tornado, climate change lawsuits are gaining momentum both in the United States and globally. This story examines the depth and breadth of climate cases that could take the country by storm, potentially impacting future laws and government action. Using diverse sourcing and perspectives, this story appeals to lawyers and general readers alike, offering a new perspective on the types of suits that are currently running through the courts and how those cases could change the legal practice and American law.

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http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lawyers-are-unleashing-a-flurry-of-lawsuits-to-step-up-the-fight-against-climate-change

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