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Supreme Court to weigh bid by energy companies to end state-court climate change suits
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- The Supreme Court agreed to hear oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
- Colorado’s Boulder County plaintiffs allege nuisance, trespass, unjust enrichment and civil conspiracy tied to fossil-fuel industry activities contributing to climate change.
- The federal government isn’t a party to the appeal that the court agreed on Monday to review, called Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, Colorado.
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