The court declined to hear bids by Exxon Mobil, Suncor Energy, Chevron and others to move lawsuits accusing the oil companies of worsening climate change out of state courts and into federal courts.
and others to move lawsuits filed by state and local governments accusing the oil companies of worsening climate change out of state courts and into federal courts.
Numerous state and local governments have pursued litigation against oil companies seeking climate-related damages. A separate appeal filed by the oil companies challenging lower court decisions in cases out of New Jersey and Delaware is still pending before the Supreme Court. "These wasteful lawsuits in state courts will do nothing to advance global climate solutions, nothing to reduce emissions and nothing to address climate-related impacts," Boutrous added.Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said his state is preparing for trial after "nearly a half decade of delay tactics" from the oil companies. The Supreme Court's action "marks an important milestone," Neronha added.
The appeals had marked the first chance for the high court to decide whether to revisit an issue it last addressed in 2021, when the justices gave oil companies aIn that 7-1 ruling, the justices concluded that a federal appeals court had not correctly analyzed whether a lawsuit filed by the city of Baltimore against companies including Chevron, Exxon and BP PlcThat decision prompted other federal appeals courts to reconsider whether they should send similar lawsuits by state and local...
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