Conservatives urge Supreme Court to quash lawsuit over climate change harms
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case regarding a Colorado county's lawsuit against oil companies for climate change damages. The Justice Department and conservative groups are urging the court to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing it oversteps state authority and could disrupt federal regulations. The outcome may significantly impact similar lawsuits across the country.
- ▪The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County.
- ▪The Justice Department argues that the lawsuit seeks to regulate matters beyond the county's borders.
- ▪Conservative groups warn that allowing the lawsuit could lead to a patchwork of state laws affecting climate policy.
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The Justice Department and conservative groups have asked the Supreme Court to quash lawsuits seeking money and policy changes from oil companies over alleged climate harms, as the high court weighs a Colorado county’s lawsuit in the coming months. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County in its next term, which begins in October, and decide whether a lawsuit brought by the county seeking to hold oil companies accountable for their alleged role in global climate change may move forward. The case will have sweeping ramifications for similar lawsuits that climate activists and Democratic-led jurisdictions have attempted to bring against oil companies, either allowing them to proceed or shutting them down as barred by federal law.
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