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Supreme Court Allows Honolulu's Climate Change Lawsuit Against Oil Giants to Proceed

The Supreme Court's decision lets Honolulu sue oil and gas companies for deceptive climate change marketing practices, as similar lawsuits emerge nationwide.

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  1. Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects

    As SCOTUS mulled taking on the case, justices asked the Biden administration for input. But the Biden administration suggested it was too soon for SCOTUS review, urging the court to kick the cases back to Hawaii state courts.

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  2. Supreme Court allows Hawaii climate change lawsuit to move forward

    Business interests have been desperately trying to shut down climate change lawsuits that municipalities have been filing in state courts all over the country.

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  3. Supreme Court allows Hawaii climate change lawsuits against energy companies to move forward

    The Hawaii Supreme Court ultimately allowed the lawsuit to proceed, determining that the Clean Air Act displaced federal common law governing suits seeking damages for interstate pollution.

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  4. Supreme Court allows state and local climate suits against oil companies to proceed

    The fossil fuel industry said it was critically important for the court to weigh in now before it spends significant resources fighting the suits, which oil companies said are a “serious threat to one of the nation’s most vital industries.”

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  5. Supreme Court Won't Hear Big Oil's Climate Change Appeal

    The stakes in this case could not be higher, and the lawsuits present a serious threat to one of the nation’s most vital industries.

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Updated: Jan 13th, 2025, 3:52 PM ET

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeals from oil and gas companies, allowing Honolulu to pursue a lawsuit claiming these companies misled the public about fossil fuel impacts on climate change. The case focuses on alleged deceptive marketing rather than emissions regulation. The ruling is significant amid a wave of lawsuits from various municipalities aiming to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for climate-related damages. The Biden administration suggested that more litigation should unfold before federal intervention, marking a key moment in environmental legal battles across the U.S.


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