Supreme Court Takes Up Boulder Climate Suit Against Exxon and Suncor
The justices are weighing whether federal law blocks local climate claims tied to worldwide emissions, a question the companies say could expose 50 states to conflicting rules.
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Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies' arguments 'slippery' in climate suit
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett criticized fossil fuel companies as “a little slippery” in oral arguments over a lawsuit in which oil majors claim that federal law blocks states from suing them for climate change-related damages. Her comment came in arguments Monday in the case Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, which […]
Supreme Court hears bid by Exxon, oil companies to avoid Colorado climate lawsuit
The US Supreme Court opened its new nine-month term on Monday by hearing a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to thwart a lawsuit by officials in Boulder, Colo., seeking monetary damages for harms caused by climate change.
LIVE NOW: Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Suncor Energy v. Boulder County and Johnson v. United States Congress
Watch live coverage of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court at 9 a.m. ET on Oct. 5 in two cases: 1. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Commissioners o...
Supreme Court Takes Up Boulder Climate Suit Against Exxon and Suncor
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether a lawsuit filed in state court in Colorado seeking damages from two major oil companies for the climate-change related damage inflicted on Boulder County can go forward. Here's the short version: The Canadian-based Suncor Energy Inc. and Texas-based ExxonMobil say that policies regarding climate change and any alleged damages resulting from it are matters for the federal government …
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