A Maryland Judge Has Sided With Oil Companies In Dismissing Baltimore's Climate Liability Lawsuit. What Might It Mean For Other Climate Cases Against Big Oil, And Where Do The Cases Stand?

Some justices seemed skeptical of oil companies’ broad constitutional arguments. The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday with oral arguments in a case called Suncor v. Commissioners of Boulder County, which concerns a climate change tort lawsuit brought in 2018 by the city and county of

A few points to keep in mind as the highest U.S. court hears a landmark climate case. Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court opens its fall term with what has been described as a “blockbuster” climate case of potentially enormous significance. It involves state tort law claims brought by

By Dana Drugmand, Inside Climate News 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 New Jersey county has become the latest local government to sue major oil and gas companies,