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A busy lunchtime at the Daryaganj restaurant, which claims to own the recipe for the original butter chicken and has been sued for copyright infringement by a rival Delhi restaurant.

Who invented butter chicken? Dueling claims battle it out in an Indian high court.

Food

The grandsons of two now-deceased business partners are fighting over claims of whose grandfather invented the beloved Indian dish, butter chicken.

Environmental activists hold a banner that reads: "Because watching is not an option [anymore]," as they protest outside of a court during a hearing in a case environmentalist and human rights groups have brought against Royal Dutch Shell to force the ene

Climate activists are taking their case to court — at The Hague and beyond

Energy
Bits of icebergs can be seen that have broken off the Sawyer Glacier in Alaska, where the effects of climate change are being felt at a higher rate than the Lower 48.

Alaskan youth sue state government for lack of action against climate change

Environment
The 25 youth plaintiffs represent 17 cities in Colombia, including four within the Amazon rainforest.

Colombian high court grants personhood to Amazon rainforest in case against country’s government

Kids climate lawsuit

The Justice Department moves to dismiss youth climate lawsuit

Justice
coal ash pollution

In a Kentucky lake, fish tell the story of long-term coal ash pollution

Science

About 1 in 10 fish in the lake show serious physical deformities — the result, one biologist says, of selenium poisoning.

Janet Napolitano, former US Secretary of Homeland Security, in 2011.

Why a former DHS secretary thinks DACA should continue

Global Politics

Janet Napolitano, now presidents of the University of California, explains why she is suing a department she once led.

Unhealthy pteropod showing effects of ocean acidification

Can a lawsuit against the EPA help solve ocean acidification?

Science

The lawsuit says that the Environmental Protection Agency hasn’t set appropriate standards to protect US coastal waters.

NFL faces class action lawsuit from thousands of former players

Arts, Culture & Media

Thousands of former professional football players and their wives have filed a class action lawsuit against the National Football League. Now, the NFL is faced with ameliorating the problem, as well as, perhaps, a legal battle that the organization could lose.

Climate Change Lawsuit

Several cities, along with conservation groups, are suing the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The plaintiffs allege that these federal agencies are violating the National Environmental Policy Act by not filing information on how the projects they fund contribute to climate change. Host Steve Curwood talks with Pat […]