US EditionSupreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Cities’ Climate Change Suits Against Oil Companies
The Supreme Court will assess whether federal law preempts state climate lawsuits seeking billions in damages from oil companies amid ongoing legal debates.
- On Feb. 23 the U.S. Supreme Court said it will consider jurisdiction and federal law barring local climate suits, including Boulder’s, while Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County is slated for argument in the fall.
- Boulder’s 2018 lawsuit alleges companies misled the public about fossil fuels and should help cover climate costs, while dozens of similar state-law suits nationwide rely on consumer-protection and public-nuisance claims.
- Defendants deny wrongdoing and argue state-law suits cannot resolve a global problem, with company appeals lawyers saying Boulder cannot make national energy policy, while City of Boulder attorneys maintain states can address in-state harms from out-of-state conduct.
- The Justice Department told the court Boulder’s suit is barred by the Constitution and the Clean Air Act, and a ruling could determine the fate of similar suits nationwide.
- After earlier rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the fossil-fuel industry defendants’ 2025 appeal in Hawaii and declined to intervene in Colorado, while the Trump administration supported some trial-blocking moves.
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