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Karen Zraick
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Reporting on climate & environment legal affairs @nytimes.com, member @amejaglobal.bsky.social, neglectful gardener
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I wrote something of a personal addendum to my piece on a New York Public Library exhibit on Middle Eastern and North African immigrants in New York City. Read it in today's Race/Related newsletter: static.nytimes.com/email-conten...
Race/Related: This exhibit made me feel seen
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November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#Environmentalists Sue to Stop #Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico

@karenzraick.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Great piece on new EV charging stations on the Standing Rock reservation- an unexpected outgrowth of the #NoDAPL protests. By @sachimulkey.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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@ashkhen.bsky.social spoke to @karenzraick.bsky.social at @nytimes.com about the differences between anti-SLAPP statutes in the U.S. and the EU, and how that may play out in this jurisdictional legal battle.
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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New suit by @healthygulf.bsky.social @nrdc.org @sierraclub.org @biologicaldiversity.org @earthjustice.org seeks to block federal sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The latest in the fight between Energy Transfer and Greenpeace: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant
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November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The latest in the fight between Energy Transfer and Greenpeace: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant
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November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New suit by @healthygulf.bsky.social @nrdc.org @sierraclub.org @biologicaldiversity.org @earthjustice.org seeks to block federal sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Indigenous people are demanding land rights not just as a restoration of their right to manage their territories but also as a climate and nature fix.

How will countries respond, not just during COP30 but beyond?

Watch this space.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/c...
Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil
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November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Moving, imaginatively told story from Gaza. Reporting by Mohammed Mhawish. Illustrations by Rama Duwaji. www.newyorker.com/news/as-told...
In Gaza, Home Is Just a Memory
After the ceasefire, many Palestinians who were displaced during the war are still grieving the homes they can’t return to—and which they often had to evacuate in minutes.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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My (belated) first Bluesky post: I wrote about an exhibition at The New York Public Library that traces the story of immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa in New York, with visuals by Janice Chung. Take a look to see some highlights from the show: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/a...
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A North Dakota judge dramatically reduced the amount of $$ that @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social has to pay Energy Transfer over its alleged role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests nearly a decade ago
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
Judge Cuts Greenpeace Pipeline Protest Award Nearly in Half
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October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Scoop: Exxon is suing California over its new climate disclosure laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws
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October 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Scoop: Exxon is suing California over its new climate disclosure laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws
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October 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/c...
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
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October 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/c...
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
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October 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Judge Throws Out Children’s Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Policies www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/c...
Judge Throws Out Children’s Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Policies
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October 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“Submission was repackaged as maturity. The cruellest occupation is not of land but of the imagination.” Beautiful essay by @mohamhawish.bsky.social on Gaza’s future www.newyorker.com/news/essay/g...
Gaza’s Broken Politics
Every movement that claimed to speak for Palestinians has failed them. The next chapter must belong to those who have endured the devastation.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on an issue facing judges nationwide: Whether or not local communities can sue oil companies over their role in climate change. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...
Maryland Judges Weigh Whether Cities Can Sue Over Climate Change
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October 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on an issue facing judges nationwide: Whether or not local communities can sue oil companies over their role in climate change. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...
Maryland Judges Weigh Whether Cities Can Sue Over Climate Change
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October 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Youth climate activists w/ @youthvgov.bsky.social faced off with DOJ lawyers in a federal court in Montana, where they are challenging Trump's executive orders on energy. My story from the courtroom: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...
Young Activists Say 3 Trump Orders Violate Constitutional Rights
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September 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Youth climate activists w/ @youthvgov.bsky.social faced off with DOJ lawyers in a federal court in Montana, where they are challenging Trump's executive orders on energy. My story from the courtroom: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...
Young Activists Say 3 Trump Orders Violate Constitutional Rights
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September 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I'll be covering the lawsuit against Trump's executive orders on energy filed by young people with @youthvgov.bsky.social today in Montana federal court. Read about the case here: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/c...
Young People Suing Trump Over Climate Have Their Day in Federal Court
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September 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The climate case by municipalities of Puerto Rico that made RICO claims against oil companies to hold them responsible for Hurricane Maria has been dismissed. @nytimes.com gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
Unusual Climate Case Accusing Oil Giants of Racketeering Is Dismissed
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September 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM