What Bucks' Climate Fight Means for Pa. Manufacturers
Justices will consider whether federal law blocks state claims over greenhouse-gas emissions and whether they can hear the case before a final judgment.
- On October 5, the Supreme Court will hear Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, where Boulder, Colorado seeks damages from Suncor and Exxon Mobil for climate-related harms including wildfires and droughts.
- Boulder alleges Suncor and ExxonMobil misled the public about climate change impacts, claiming the companies "knowingly" altered the climate through "producing, promoting, refining, marketing and selling fossil fuels."
- The companies argue the Clean Air Act grants federal authority over interstate emissions, while critics call the lawsuit "lawfare" by using courts to set national climate policy instead of Congress.
- Former Attorney General Bill Barr argues the case risks "potentially crushing monetary liability" for energy firms, warning that state lawsuits would improperly grant courts policymaking authority.
- Justices will determine if the Clean Air Act preempts state-law claims, revisiting the 2011 American Electric Power v. Connecticut ruling which previously limited court-ordered emission reductions.
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What Bucks' climate fight means for Pa. manufacturers
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The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term on Oct. 5 with a case that could determine whether states and cities can sue energy companies over climate change, or whether that authority belongs solely to the federal government. The case, Suncor v. Boulder, stems from a lawsuit filed by Boulder, Colorado, against energy companies, alleging that oil producers concealed the effects of their products on climate change. Boulder is not alone: Honolulu an…
Supreme Court Case Over Boulder’s Climate Lawsuit Reignites Debate on State vs. Federal Energy Authority
The Supreme Court opens its new term Oct. 5 with a case, Suncor v. Boulder, over whether cities like Boulder, Honolulu and Baltimore can sue energy companies for climate-related damages, or whether that authority belongs only to the federal government.
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