Justices have once again denied an oil major climate challenge, ruling to sit out on Honolulu’s climate dispute and further clearing the path for climate tort cases on the verge of trial.
The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change.
U.S. states and territories are taking legal action against the government and oil companies over climate change impacts, setting the stage for potential precedent-setting decisions.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that City and County of Honolulu has the go-ahead to sue 15 big gas and oil companies for misinformation.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by oil companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Honolulu seeking to hold them responsible for the impacts of climate change. The defendants
The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit by Honolulu accusing them of misleading the public for decades about the dangers of climate change induced by the burning of fossil fuels.
The U.S. Supreme Court buttressed efforts by environmental advocates to hold oil companies accountable for climate change.
Justices denied petitions put forward by Sunoco LP and Shell that asked for a review of a Hawaii State Supreme Court decision that allowed Honolulu’s climate lawsuit to continue.
Energy producers facing a climate lawsuit from the city of Honolulu are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the case, which could have sweeping
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not hear an appeal from certain major oil and gas companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order that resolves antitrust concerns surrounding Chevron Corp.'s (CVX)