Case at Supreme Court Could Have Profound Consequences for Other Climate Suits

Attorneys representing two Colorado local governments are set for a high-stakes legal showdown over climate change Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where they’ll ask justices to allow Boulder’s lawsuit seeking monetary damages from two fossil fuel companies to proceed in state court. With help from the Trump administration, the two companies, Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil…

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Originally reported by Truthout by Chase Woodruff. Read the full story at the source.