The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 23 agreed to take an appeal by oil companies that seek to halt climate-related city and state lawsuits against them.
This case concerns a lawsuit filed by Boulder, Colorado, but many states, such as California and Hawaii, and local governments, such as Chicago and Baltimore, have filed suits against energy companies, arguing that their products contribute to “climate change.” In some suits, they also allege that the companies have misrepresented these risks.
