State Supreme Court advances major legal challenge over long-running public damage: 'This lawsuit is based on a fundamental legal principle'

State Supreme Court advances major legal challenge over long-running public damage: 'This lawsuit is based on a fundamental legal principle'

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit filed by local governments against two major oil companies can proceed. As explained by Colorado Politics earlier this month, a 5-2 vote in the Supreme Court allowed the governments of Boulder County and the city of Boulder to move forward with their lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor, alleging harms caused by the effects of the changing climate. The lawsuit reportedly raised "state-level claims…