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Supreme Court to weigh Colorado climate damages suit against oil companies
Original: Can Colorado make oil companies pay for climate damage? The Supreme Court will soon decide
Colorado's push to hold oil companies financially liable for climate change damage is headed to the US Supreme Court, which will decide whether the state's lawsuit can proceed in state courts. The case is part of a broader wave of state and local climate liability claims against major energy producers, and the ruling could determine whether such litigation moves forward nationally.
Why now: The Supreme Court's upcoming decision could set a national precedent on whether states can sue oil companies for climate damages.
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- Can Colorado make oil companies pay for climate damage? The Supreme Court will soon decide · Deseret News
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