High court seems split on allowing Suncor v. Boulder to proceed
The Supreme Court appeared split over whether to allow Boulder County, Colorado’s climate-change damages lawsuit against oil companies to proceed, with the justices appearing to have reservations about both sides’ sweeping arguments during Monday’s hearing.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in *Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County*.
- The case centers on whether Boulder County's lawsuit seeking to hold oil companies accountable for climate change can proceed.
- Justices seemed divided, showing reservations about both the county's and the oil companies' arguments.
- The ruling could have broad implications for other climate change lawsuits against oil companies.