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Maryland Supreme Court tosses Blue cities' climate lawsuits against energy companies
- The Maryland Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits by Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County against oil companies for allegedly concealing climate change information, stating that climate change is a global issue crossing local, state, and international borders.
- The court ruled that state and local nuisance laws cannot be used to regulate global climate change harms, which are beyond traditional local responsibilities.
- Oil companies argued that federal agencies like the EPA are responsible for regulating emissions, not state or local governments.
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Maryland Supreme Court tosses Blue cities' climate lawsuits against energy companies
(The Center Square) – The Maryland Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed three lawsuits filed by Democrat-run jurisdictions claiming oil and gas companies concealed information about their products’ contributions to climate change, leading to significant costs.
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The Washington Free BeaconMaryland Supreme Court Tosses Dem Attempt To Hold Oil Companies Accountable for Climate Events
The Supreme Court of Maryland dismissed three lawsuits from Democratic-led jurisdictions that sought to hold oil and gas companies accountable for climate change, striking a blow to a coordinated legal effort to force energy producers to pay billions of dollars in weather-related damages nationwide.The post Maryland Supreme Court Tosses Dem Attempt To Hold Oil Companies Accountable for Climate Events appeared first on .
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