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Supreme Court to weigh shielding fossil fuel firms from climate lawsuits
Original: Should fossil fuel companies be shielded from lawsuits over climate change damage? The Supreme Court takes up the question
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether fossil fuel companies can be shielded from lawsuits seeking damages for climate change, a question that could reshape dozens of state and local cases against oil and gas producers. Industry groups argue such claims belong to regulators and Congress rather than the courts, while state and city governments say companies should pay for the costs of wildfires, floods and other climate-related harm. The ruling could determine the future of climate liability litigation in the United States.
Why now: The Supreme Court taking up the case could decide the fate of major climate liability lawsuits nationwide.
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- Should fossil fuel companies be shielded from lawsuits over climate change damage? The Supreme Court takes up the question · Genetic Literacy Project
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