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US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

المصدر: World news | The Guardian · نُشر

US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
المصدر: World news | The Guardian

Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuit

Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis. In Suncor Energy versus the County Commissioners of Boulder County , local officials in Boulder are suing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil in state court to force the companies to share a portion of the costs that climate change has imposed on local taxpayers. However, Exxon and Canada-based Suncor are arguing that federal law prevents state courts from hearing Boulder’s climate change lawsuit.

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