Coverage dated February 22, 2026

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court took up the case Monday.

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  1. Mother Jones

    Supreme Court agrees to hear fossil fuel firms’ bid for climate immunity (opens Mother Jones)

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    Its ruling in a lawsuit filed by the city of Boulder, Colorado, could either unleash or quash a wave of legal actions.

  2. NBC News

    Supreme Court takes up oil companies' plea to end climate change lawsuits (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court agreed to hear an attempt by energy companies to throw out a Colorado lawsuit to hold them accountable for the costs of climate change.

  3. The Guardian

    US supreme court takes up fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case (opens The Guardian)

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    Judgment in city of Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor Energy USA and ExxonMobil could affect wave of climate litigation

  4. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Takes High Stakes Case That Could Cost Energy Companies Billions (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether energy companies can be sued in state court over the alleged impacts of climate change.

  5. The New Republic

    Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Exxon’s Case to Stop Climate Lawsuits (opens The New Republic)

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    The Supreme Court will hear the appeal, brought by two oil and gas companies.

  6. KOB 4

    Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits (opens KOB 4)

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    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court took up the case Monday.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Supreme Court to decide on throwing out dozens of climate change lawsuits (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Trump administration and energy producers urged the Supreme Court to throw out lawsuits seeking to hold the companies liable for the costs of global climate change.

  8. CNN

    Supreme Court to decide if Colorado city can sue oil companies for climate change (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a major environmental appeal from fossil fuel producers who are hoping to shake off a lawsuit from a Colorado city that wants to hold them responsible for climate change.

  9. Fortune

    Supreme Court will hear Big Oil's attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change (opens Fortune)

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    The court will take up a case alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.

  10. FOX Business

    Supreme Court agrees to take up climate lawsuit against energy companies (opens FOX Business)

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    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a climate lawsuit involving ExxonMobil and Suncor that may determine if federal law prevents state court claims for interstate emissions.

  11. SCOTUSblog

    Supreme Court agrees to hear case on Colorado dispute over climate change (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    Returning from its winter recess, the Supreme Court on Monday added just one new case to its oral argument docket. In a list of orders from the justices’ private conference […]

  12. ABC 12 Flint

    Supreme Court to decide if cities can sue oil companies for climate change (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a major environmental appeal from fossil fuel producers who are hoping to shake off a lawsuit from a Colorado city that wants

  13. CBS News

    Supreme Court to weigh bid by energy companies to end state-court climate change suits (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court agreed to take up an effort by energy companies to end a lawsuit filed in state court that seeks billions of dollars in damages.

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