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Faced with a president who has called global warming a hoax, officials have filed dozens of suits against oil companies to try to cover the costs of extreme weather.
After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.
When asked whether the defendant would abandon its equal-sovereignty argument in favor of its extraterritoriality theory, counsel likened the choice to choosing between his children, saying he loved them both equally.
Exxon Mobil and Suncor are asking the Supreme Court to toss Boulder’s climate lawsuit, a case 26 states say belongs in Congress and could drive higher gas prices. The City of Boulder and Boulder County sued Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in 2018 under Colorado public nuisance law, seeking money damages they tie to climate-related […] The post Boulder climate suit against Exxon and Suncor reaches Supreme Court as 26 states push back appeared first on American Almanac .
Exxon Mobil and Suncor are asking the Supreme Court to toss Boulder’s climate lawsuit, a case 26 states say belongs in Congress and could drive higher gas prices. The City of Boulder and Boulder County sued Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in 2018 under Colorado public nuisance law, seeking money damages they tie to climate-related costs. The companies want the U.S. Supreme Court to end the case, and the dispute is being argued Monday in Washington. ABC News reported that Boulder’s court papers accuse the firms of having “knowingly caused and contributed” to climate change by promoting fossil fuels “while concealing and/or misrepresenting the dangers,” including forest damage from mountain pine beetles. Exxon and Suncor call that…Open
The Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday with a major climate case that could shape efforts by state and local governments to seek damages from fossil fuel companies over global warming. The justices will hear Suncor v. Boulder, an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder, Colo., to pursue climate-related claims against oil companies. Suncor and ExxonMobil say federal law blocks the state-level claims, while Boulder officials argue it can seek damages for local harms. The outcome could affect roughly two dozen similar lawsuits nationwide. Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself after his financial disclosures showed holdings in other oil companies. He said the move was “prudent” but not…
CEO of the American Energy Institute Jason Isaac told The Center Square that “the Supreme Court will hear the most consequential energy case of the term, and it isn't really about Suncor or ExxonMobil.
The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants. Why it matters: Billions and billions of dollars are at stake for the oil industry in dozens of cases brought by state and local governments. - Governments face mounting costs from climate change that litigants link directly to the companies' products. The big picture: SCOTUS is considering whether federal law blocks damage claims under state laws for the effects of interstate and global emissions. State of play: It's specifically about litigation against Exxon and Suncor that the city and county of Boulder filed in 2018. - But dozens of state-court cases are active in…
'It's not a fight about climate science. ... It's a fight about whether we're going to allow this maneuver to be what reshapes American society.'