Supreme Court Advances Climate Suits Against Oil Companies.
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The US Supreme Court rejected appeals by oil companies seeking protection from potential liability under state laws for harms caused by climate change, allowing a number of cases to move forward under state laws. Oil companies, including Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Shell, are facing lawsuits alleging environmental harms from greenhouse-gas emissions filed under state laws by Rhode Island and several local governments.
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- Supreme Court Deals Blow to Oil Companies Being Sued for Climate Change National Review
- ‘Like a dam breaking’: experts hail decision to let US climate lawsuits advance The Guardian
- Supreme Court ruling supports RI climate suit against Big Oil The Providence Journal
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