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Supreme Court to weigh who pays for climate damage
Original: 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.
Why now: The Supreme Court taking up a case on fossil fuel liability for climate damage has major financial and legal implications
US Supreme Courtfossil fuel companiesUS taxpayers
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- Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court · The Conversation
- Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court · themercury.com
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