Boulder lawsuit seeking to make oil companies pay for climate change gets potential boost from U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to a similar suit brought by Honolulu, which seeks some compensation from oil companies for the effects of climate change.
US Supreme Court rejects bid by oil companies to toss Honolulu's climate suit
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit by Honolulu accusing them of misleading the public for decades about the dangers of climate change induced by the burning of fossil fuels.
Supreme Court allows Hawaii climate change lawsuits against energy companies to move forward
The court fight brought in Hawaii state court is similar to others filed against the nation's largest energy companies by state and local governments in their courts.
Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
The oil and gas companies appealed to the Supreme Court after Hawaii’s highest court allowed the lawsuit against companies, including Sunoco, Shell, Chevron, Exxon Mobil and BP, to proceed.
Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block climate lawsuits filed by California, other blue states
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the effects of climate change. Without a comment or dissent, the justices turned down closely watched appeals from Sunoco, Shell and other energy producers.
Supreme Court Allows Climate Lawsuits to Proceed Against Oil Companies
Oil and gas companies are grappling with a surge of lawsuits accusing them of misleading the public about fossil fuels' role in driving climate change.
Supreme Court Clears a Path for Climate Lawsuits to Proceed
The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change.
Supreme Court declines Big Oil’s bid to block Honolulu’s climate change lawsuits
The oil and gas industry has faced a series of cases alleging it deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
New York City lawsuit against Exxon, BP, Shell over climate change dismissed
A judge has dismissed New York City's lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil , BP and Shell liable for misleading the public ...
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A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change.
The solicitor general climate change briefs that didn’t bark
This failure exposes the weakness of the Biden administration’s position supporting the climate change plaintiffs.
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By Hiroko Tabuchi The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change. By Karen Zraick Harold G. Hamm, the founder of the ...
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Decision in Landmark Youth Climate Case
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a landmark climate decision that declared the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by allowing oil, gas and coal ...
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The solicitor general’s misguided endorsement of state-driven climate lawsuits
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has urged the Supreme Court to allow climate lawsuits, such as one brought by ...
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Historic climate change advisory: What the case before the International Court of Justice might mean
This climate change case started in 2021 when a group of law ... but will influence all countries. This could open the door for transnational climate litigation, especially in matters of the ...