SCOTUS Will Hear a Major Climate Case This Fall. Here's What You Need To Know
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- PBS NewsHourseen 6 Oct, 02:34headline rewritten
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case seeking damages from fossil fuel industry for climate changeLISTEN: Supreme Court hears case seeking damages from fossil fuel industry for climate change - The Hillseen 6 Oct, 02:34headline rewritten
Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change caseLive updates: Supreme Court weighs energy firms' fight against climate suits; Trump heads to Nebraska - timescall.comseen 6 Oct, 15:46headline rewritten
U.S. Supreme Court opens 2026-2027 term with Boulder climate caseThe U.S. Supreme Court will open its term with Boulder’s climate lawsuit. Here’s how it could affect similar cases. - journal-advocate.comseen 6 Oct, 22:46headline rewritten
U.S. Supreme Court opens 2026-2027 term with Boulder climate caseThe U.S. Supreme Court will open its term with Boulder’s climate lawsuit. Here’s how it could affect similar cases.
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Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- time.com14:41
The decision could set a significant precedent for states and cities trying to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate impacts.
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- dailycaller.com21:59
The Supreme Court will hear argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, a highly consequential climate liability lawfare case.
Tue, 1 September 2026
3 reports- dailycaller.com12:58first to report
A federal judge blocked New York’s $75 billion climate superfund law, ruling the state cannot force energy companies to pay for global emissions.
- The Hill15:59
A federal court on Monday struck down a New York law that sought to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change. Brenda Sannes, an appointee of former President Obama, ruled that New York’s “Climate Superfund” law is preempted by federal statutes. “The Climate Act is an unusual and sweeping statute, designed to address the effects of...
- oleantimesherald.com16:55
A federal judge has dealt a blow to New York's environmental goals by invalidating a key provision of a law that punishes fossil fuel companies for their alleged role in climate change. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Brenda Sannes, issued Monday, hobbled New York's Superfund law by declaring that the federal Clean Air Act preempts a provision requiring fossil fuel companies to pay up to $75 billion into...
Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- rightspeak.net04:45
Sun, 20 September 2026
1 report- oilprice.com15:00
A federal judge has blocked New York’s $75 billion Climate Change Superfund Act, ruling that its effort to impose climate-related costs on major fossil fuel companies is preempted by federal law.
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- justsecurity.org13:15
Analysis of what the outcome of Suncor v. Boulder will mean for climate cases that rely on deception to prove fossil fuel company liability.
Thu, 1 October 2026
2 reports- chronline.com00:48
A recent ruling from the Washington State Supreme Court against a voter-approved initiative to protect natural gas as an energy choice could have wide reaching consequences for other initiatives and …
- Bloomberg Politics09:45
A yearslong legal campaign to hold the oil industry accountable for climate change risks running aground in the US as the Supreme Court takes up a case that threatens to undercut dozens of lawsuits.
Fri, 2 October 2026
1 report- Axios12:48
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants. Why it matters: Billions and billions of dollars are at stake for the oil industry in dozens of cases brought by state and local governments. Governments face mounting costs from climate change that litigants link directly to the companies' products. The big picture: SCOTUS is considering whether federal law blocks damage claims...
Sat, 3 October 2026
1 report- Google News - Top Stories11:48
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate change case involving a devastating Colorado wildfire AP News Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years CNN Opinion | A Recusal Question Justice Alito Can’t Avoid WSJ Burned cattle, drought, smoke-choked pastures—and the SCOTUS case to make Exxon and Suncor pay Mother Jones The Next Anti-democratic Threat From the Supreme Court Lawfare
Sun, 4 October 2026
4 reports- journal-advocate.com10:00edited after publishing
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U.S. Supreme Court opens 2026-2027 term with Boulder climate caseThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether Boulder can sue two oil and gas companies over climate change that could affect the outcome of other pending climate cases.
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- timescall.com4 Oct, 10:00their copy
- Google News - Top Stories11:00
Supreme Court to weigh energy companies' bid to end Boulder climate-change lawsuit CBS News Opinion | The Supreme Court takes up climate change — and much more The Washington Post US Supreme Court to kick off term with bid by Big Oil to toss climate suits Reuters Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years CNN Justice Alito will no longer participate in climate change dispute SCOTUSblog
- Google News - Top Stories11:02
US Supreme Court to kick off term with bid by Big Oil to toss climate suits Reuters Opinion | The Supreme Court takes up climate change — and much more The Washington Post Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years CNN Opinion | A Recusal Question Justice Alito Can’t Avoid WSJ Supreme Court to weigh energy companies' bid to end Boulder climate-change lawsuit CBS News
- ypradio.org21:57
The Supreme Court starts its new term with a Colorado county's claim that an oil refinery worsened climate change. The ruling could determine whether similar cases can move forward.
Mon, 5 October 2026
16 reports- NPR News09:00
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate.
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- Google News - Top Stories09:00
New Supreme Court term begins with justices stumped by climate change case NBC News Opinion | This Supreme Court case is much bigger than oil and gas The Washington Post Opinion | Boulder County Wants to Smash ‘Abundance’ WSJ Supreme Court hears climate case that could shape lawsuits nationwide Yahoo Supreme Court wrestles with oil companies' bid to scuttle cl... New Hampshire Union Leader
- The Hill10:00
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The case in question, Suncor v. Boulder, is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims of climate...
- NPR News11:07
The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster climate change case that could affect more than just climate issues. And, Brazil's presidential race is too close to call.
- PBS NewsHour11:50edited after publishing
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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case seeking damages from fossil fuel industry for climate changeOn Monday, the first day of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices will hear the Boulder case that could decide the fate of others like it.
- The Hill12:53edited after publishing
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Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change caseThe Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with oral arguments in a major climate case that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. Suncor v. Boulder is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims of...
- The Hill13:00
The Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday with a major climate case that could shape efforts by state and local governments to seek damages from fossil fuel companies over global warming. The justices will hear Suncor v. Boulder, an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder,...
- miragenews.com17:30
Stock image of crops in a drought. As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether state and local governments can use state law to seek damages from
- The Hill17:42
Several Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. Many of the justices raised questions about the court’s ability to even take up the case at this time. "A number of the discussions that you've had...
- The Guardian World17:48
Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis. In Suncor Energy versus the County Commissioners of Boulder County , local officials in Boulder are suing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil in state court to force...
- Channel News Asia17:53
Boulder, Colorado, sued oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor, accusing them of contributing to climate change through fossil fuel use.
- wtop.com18:07
The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
- Google News - Top Stories20:15
The Supreme Court is looking for a way to kill climate lawsuits vox.com Opinion | The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared The New York Times Court sends mixed signals on whether it will allow state-tort suits seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change to go forward SCOTUSblog Opinion | This Supreme Court case is much bigger than oil and gas The Washington Post Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suits The Hill
- The Hill21:36
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Justices appear unconvinced by oil arguments Several Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. © Greg Nash Many of the justices raised questions about...
- PBS NewsHour22:55
Supreme Court justices heard arguments in a major climate change case that could shape how communities hold industries accountable. Officials in Boulder, Colorado, are seeking compensation from energy companies for the costs of natural disasters they say are caused by climate change. Ali Rogin discussed more with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe.
- Google News - Top Stories23:55
Supreme Court grapples with case on holding Big Oil liable for climate change The Washington Post Justices Grapple With Questions of Jurisdiction in Case Against Oil Companies The New York Times Court sends mixed signals on whether it will allow state-tort suits seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change to go forward SCOTUSblog Opinion | This Supreme Court case is much bigger than oil and gas The Washington Post Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate...
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- El Pais English11:04
The city of Boulder, Colorado is challenging the US energy sector by seeking compensation for expenses incurred to confront climate change
Wed, 7 October 2026
4 reports- The Hill12:00
Two Republican-led states say their massive lawsuits against social media and drug companies are no permission slip for the blockbuster fossil fuel industry lawsuit that reached the Supreme Court this week. “When you look at our opioid cases, they went directly at the problem,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) told The Gavel. “If you...
- justsecurity.org13:14
What we learned from oral arguments in the most important climate liability case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court in more than a decade.
- prnewswire.com13:15
/PRNewswire/ -- After the U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term with arguments in a major climate case that could shape the future of lawsuits seeking to hold...
- The Hill16:00
The Supreme Court started its new term with a bang this week: Can Boulder, Colo., sue fossil fuel producers for billions in state court over climate change? But the oral arguments left the justices tussling with no clear resolution. Legal Affairs Editor Zach Schonfeld and Legal Affairs Reporter Sophie Brams chatted with Boulder's lawyer and...
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- Der Spiegel (Germany)08:48
US-Bundesstaaten und Kommunen ziehen vor Gericht, um Klimaschutzregeln zu retten und Ölkonzerne für Schäden haftbar zu machen. Zwei Verfahren könnten eine Signalwirkung für die ganze Welt haben.
Sun, 18 October 2026
1 report- dailykos.com21:12
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case of Suncor Energy, Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. The defendants in the case include the fossil fuel giant Exxon Mobil.