Supreme Court considers Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish case

After losing a climate case in a Louisiana courtroom, Chevron wants a change of venue

An aerial view of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on June 7, 2024. (Photo by La’Shance Perry, The Lens/Aerial support provided by SouthWings) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. A jury in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, thought it had put the issue to rest. In April 2025, after an 18-day trial, the gr…

Supreme Court considers Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish case

The United States Supreme Court is reviewing a Louisiana case dealing with federal contracts filed under the Louisiana Coastal Zone Permitting Act.

Supreme Court hears Louisiana environmental case

The question of jurisdiction is at the center of arguments before the Supreme Court in Chevron USA Inc. versus Plaquemines Parish.

High court weighs fight to make oil companies pay for coastal damages

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the fate of a lawsuit filed by a Louisiana parish against multiple oil producers over damage to the state’s coastline, marking the high court’s first oral arguments of 2026. The matter before the justices is over whether to move the case to federal court, but the ruling in Chevron USA v. Plaquemines Parish will have wider ramifications for efforts to sue oil producers over damage to state coastlines. I…

Supreme Court Presses Oil Giants on Bid to Shift Louisiana Pollution Suits to Federal Court

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday expressed skepticism toward efforts by ExxonMobil and Chevron to move Louisiana coastal pollution lawsuits out of state court, questioning whether the companies’ World War II era oil production activities were sufficiently federal in nature to justify removal. The oil companies, backed by the U.S. Department of Justice and industry groups, argue that lower courts relied on an outdated legal standard when ref…

Attorney General Liz Murrill appears in front of U.S. Supreme Court in coastal restoration case

BATON ROUGE - In a fight over Louisiana's coast, Attorney General Liz Murrill headed to Washington, D.C, to argue the state's case in front of the United States Supreme Court. Murrill said a lawsuit involving Chevron and Plaquemines Parish should remain in state court.The case isn't about whether oil and gas companies damaged the state's coast. Instead, it's about whether such cases should be decided in local state courts or in federal court.Wor…