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Supreme Court Hears Boulder Climate Suit Against ExxonMobil, Suncor

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a lawsuit by Boulder, Colorado, against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy seeking damages for climate-change impacts. The energy companies are asking the court to block state-level lawsuits over climate damages.

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The Supreme Court is considering a major lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colo., against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy seeking financial damages for impacts of climate change.

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Killer beetles, tinderbox forests: Climate change costs center stage at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is considering a major lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colo., against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy seeking financial damages for impacts of climate change.

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Guardian

US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis. In Suncor Energy versus the County Commissioners of Boulder County , local off…

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Supreme Court to weigh energy companies' bid to end climate-change suit

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over a bid by Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy to block a lawsuit filed by the city and county of Boulder over the effects of climate change.

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