Supreme Court Hears Boulder Climate Suit Against Exxon and Suncor
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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.
The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.
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“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.”
oilprice — Supreme Court Takes Up Boulder Climate Suit Against Exxon and Suncor“The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.”
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