SCOTUS opens term with Boulder County climate case
The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with the Boulder County climate-damages case against fossil-fuel companies — the first major climate case of the term. Boulder, Colorado seeks damages for local climate costs including wildfire, flood, and extreme-heat risk, alleging decades of deception; the Trump administration is backing the oil companies, arguing federal law preempts state claims.
Roughly 60 similar suits from state and local governments are pending nationwide, and a pro-industry ruling could kill many of them. Also on the docket this term: immigration powers, AR-15 bans, and religious-school exemptions.
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