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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst and Matthew Daly

Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies

APTOPIX Supreme Court Climate Change - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

Key justices appeared wary about the potential sweep of litigation, but torn over the complex legal interplay of federal and state laws raised by the case.

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