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- 1Supreme Court to weigh who pays for climate damage●Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court
A case reaching the US Supreme Court will decide whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies bear the cost of damage caused by climate change. The outcome could shape liability for oil and gas producers and determine how communities recover costs from floods, fires and other climate-related harms. Commentators say the ruling may set a landmark precedent for climate litigation across the country.
- 2Cities and counties weigh suing oil companies over climate damage▼Can cities and counties sue oil companies over climate change?
The question of whether local governments can sue oil companies over climate change is drawing attention, as municipalities across the United States pursue litigation seeking to hold fossil fuel producers liable for climate-related damages. Legal experts are examining whether cities and counties have standing to bring such cases, and the outcome could shape how communities recover costs from storms, flooding and other climate impacts.
- 3Supreme Court to hear Boulder's climate case against Suncor▼SCOTUS to hear Boulder's case against Suncor, setting a precedent for climate change cases
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the City of Boulder's lawsuit against oil company Suncor, a case seeking to hold energy firms accountable for climate-related damages in Colorado. The decision to take up the case could set a national precedent for how local governments pursue climate liability claims against fossil fuel companies. Observers say the ruling could shape dozens of similar lawsuits across the country.
- 4Colorado Jury Should Not Set Global Climate Policy, Critics Argue▼One Colorado Jury Should Not Regulate Global Climate Change
A commentary in the National Law Review argues that a single jury in Colorado should not effectively regulate global climate change through litigation against energy companies. The piece contends that climate policy of worldwide scope is being decided by local courtrooms, raising questions about the proper role of juries versus legislatures and international bodies in setting emissions rules.
- 5WSJ Editorial criticizes climate training program for judges●Biased Climate Classes for Judges https://www.wsj.com/opinion/environmental-law-institute-climate-judiciary-project-hous
A Wall Street Journal opinion column attacks the Environmental Law Institute's Climate Judiciary Project, arguing that climate education courses offered to judges are biased and could compromise judicial impartiality. The piece, tied to House Judiciary Committee interest, claims the curriculum presents contested climate claims as settled science to the judges who rule on environmental cases.
- 6Courts Weigh States' Climate Liability Suits Against Big Oil▼States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
Several US states are suing major oil companies to force them to pay for damages caused by climate change, and courts are now taking up key procedural questions. The cases argue that firms knew for decades their products drove global warming yet misled the public, and if judges allow them to proceed, the industry could face multibillion-dollar liability comparable to tobacco litigation.