The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday (October 5) in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case that could decide whether state and local governments may use the courts to extract damages from oil and gas producers for alleged climate harms.
As Washington Examiner reporter Callie Patteson wrote, “A ruling in favor of the fossil fuel companies would most likely halt numerous similar climate lawsuits already up for consideration across the country and make it more difficult for state governments to pressure oil and gas developers to limit their emissions.”
Boulder County sued Exxon Mobil and Suncor in 2018, claiming the companies had misled the public and that their products had contributed to local weather damage. The Colorado Supreme Court allowed the case to proceed in state court.
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