WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
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The Supreme Court is weighing whether Colorado communities can pursue state-law claims seeking climate-related damages from oil and gas companies, a decision that could shape dozens of similar lawsuits.
Supreme Court justices will hear arguments next week in a landmark case that could determine whether states can sue oil and gas companies for climate change. Although a decision in the case, Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, isn’t expected until next year, the Oct.
When the justices return to the courtroom on Monday after their summer recess, they will hear argument in one of the biggest cases currently on the Supreme Court’s docket – and certainly one of the most significant business cases of the 2026-27 term. In Suncor Energy Inc. v.
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments on whether state courts can push the price of climate change onto energy companies — which will influence environmental lawsuits across the country. In 2018, Boulder County, Colorado, sued Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil.
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 governm…
Colorado's Boulder County is one of dozens of governments around the United States suing oil and gas companies to help pay for damage caused by disasters linked to climate change. The county's case is part of a wave of climate change litigation across the United States and the world, with billions o…
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.
Colorado case is part of a wave of climate change litigation across the country. On the first day of court's new term, the justices will hear the Boulder case that could decide the fate of others like it.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over a bid by Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy to block a lawsuit filed by the city and county of Boulder over the effects of climate change.
Boulder, Colo., is hoping its novel lawsuit will be the environmental equivalent of the landmark litigation that produced billions in damages and settlements against Big Tobacco and opioid makers.
The case centers on a lawsuit that the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, brought against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, with Boulder officials arguing they face increasing costs because of the impacts of climate change.
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate.
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in one of the most important climate change cases to reach its docket in years, a multibillion-dollar effort to hold major oil companies like ExxonMobil liable for the damages caused by planet-warming pollution.
The Supreme Court is considering a major lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colo., against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy seeking financial damages for impacts of climate change.
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The case in question, Suncor v.
If it seems like everyday expenses are becoming less affordable, just imagine what you could pay if the Supreme Court decides that thousands of state and local governments can bring multibillion-dollar lawsuits against energy companies for their alleged contributions to climate change.
The Supreme Court returns for its new term on Monday, and oral arguments in a major case over the fate of a costly climate change lawsuit brought by Boulder County, Colorado, will kick off a term set to feature several blockbuster legal battles. Suncor Energy v.
The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday with oral arguments in a major climate case that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. Suncor v.
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.
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