Supreme Court, 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 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 lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
Defendants Sunoco and Shell, along with 15 other energy companies, had asked the court to intervene and stop the Hawaii lawsuits from proceeding. They had hoped to move the cases out of Hawaii state courts by arguing that interstate pollution is governed by federal law and the Clean Air Act.
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 Climate Change 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 allows Hawaii climate change lawsuits against energy companies
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 Rejects Oil Industry Efforts to Block Honolulu’s Climate Change Lawsuit
DOJ solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar previously urged the Court to reject the oil industry’s efforts to stop the lawsuit.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from oil giants in Honolulu climate case
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Sunoco and other oil companies seeking to halt a major climate lawsuit brought by Honolulu.
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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A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
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The solicitor general’s misguided endorsement of state-driven climate lawsuits
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