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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

US supreme court takes up fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case

a refinery
The Suncor refinery in Commerce City, Colorado, in 2024. Photograph: RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images

The US supreme court has decided to hear arguments in a climate accountability lawsuit, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on such a case. The decision could potentially hinder the wave of climate litigation the US has seen in recent years.

“It’s not a good sign,” said Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law and Graduate School.

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