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climate-litigation
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Washington Examinerpolitics30 days ago
Supreme Court to hear Colorado county lawsuit against oil companies
The Justice Department and conservative groups filed briefs urging the Supreme Court to dismiss a Boulder County lawsuit seeking damages and policy changes from oil companies over climate harms. The court will consider the case during its next term beginning in October.
Fox Newspolitics31 days ago
Hawaii Attorney General and Cities Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Claims
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Honolulu, and Maui filed lawsuits against oil and gas companies seeking damages for alleged climate-related harms. The cases target companies outside the state while excluding the local refinery Par Pacific.
680news.compolitics32 days ago
Youths sue U.S. government over fossil fuel executive orders
Twenty-three young Americans filed a lawsuit claiming federal executive orders expanding fossil fuel production violate their constitutional rights. The case, dismissed last fall, is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Guardianpolitics38 days ago
Watchdog Groups Urge Senate Probe of Justice Alito’s Energy Stock Holdings and Recusal Decisions
A coalition of organizations urged the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday to examine whether Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito should have recused himself from a climate case involving oil companies in which he holds stock. Alito is the only justice with energy company holdi…