Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Mobil Appeal Over Damage to Louisiana Coast

A federal appeals court rejected the companies’ effort to have the local governments’ lawsuits heard in state court.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 16 agreed to hear energy companies’ bid to move into federal court several lawsuits filed by local Louisiana governments accusing them of harming the state’s coastline.

The court granted the petition in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish without comment in an unsigned order. No justices dissented.