{"id":24517,"date":"2026-02-23T21:53:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24517"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:53:47","slug":"supreme-court-will-hear-big-oils-attempt-to-block-lawsuits-seeking-to-hold-it-liable-for-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24517","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court will hear Big Oil’s attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Supreme Court\u00a0said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.<\/p>\n

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The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado,\u00a0one of multiple lawsuits\u00a0alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to\u00a0climate change.<\/p>\n

Governments around the country have sought damages totaling billions of dollars, arguing it\u2019s necessary to help pay for rebuilding after wildfires, rising sea levels and severe storms worsened by climate change. The lawsuits come amid\u00a0a wave of legal actions\u00a0in California, Hawaii and New Jersey\u00a0and worldwide\u00a0seeking to leverage action through the courts.<\/p>\n

The case out of Boulder County will likely have implications for those other lawsuits.<\/p>\n

Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil appealed to the Supreme Court after Colorado\u2019s highest court let the Boulder case proceed. The companies argue emissions are a national issue that should be heard in federal court, where similar suits have been tossed out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of state law to address global climate change represents a serious threat to one of our Nation\u2019s most critical sectors,\u201d attorneys wrote. ExxonMobil said Monday that \u201cclimate policy shouldn\u2019t be set through fragmented state?court actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump\u2019s administration weighed in to support the companies and urge the justices to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court decision, saying it would mean \u201cevery locality in the country could sue essentially anyone in the world for contributing to global climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump, a Republican, criticized the lawsuits in an executive order, and the Justice Department has sought to head some off in court.<\/p>\n

Attorneys for Boulder had agued that the litigation is still in early stages and should stay in state court. \u201cThere is no constitutional bar to states addressing in-state harms caused by out-of-state conduct, be it the negligent design of an automobile or sale of asbestos,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n

City officials said the case was about dealing with problems people are facing in Colorado. \u201cOur case is, fundamentally, about fairness. Boulder is already experiencing the effects of a rapidly warming climate, and the financial burden of adaptation should not fall solely on local taxpayers,\u201d said Jonathan Koehn, its climate initiatives director.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court also asked the two sides to present arguments on whether the case is truly ready to be heard by the justices. Arguments are expected in the fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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