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SCOTUS to consider tossing climate suit |
The Supreme Court will consider a bid from oil companies to toss out a locality's climate change lawsuit against the companies. |
The justices decided to take up a request from ExxonMobil and Suncor to toss a suit brought against them by the city and county of Boulder, Colo. Their petition asks the judges to go beyond the one case and to decide whether federal law prevents state-level claims of climate-related injury. The decision could have implications beyond this one case, as cities and states around the nation have sued energy firms over their contributions to climate change. In asking the judges to take the case, lawyers for Exxon and Suncor wrote, "Boulder, Colorado, cannot make energy policy for the entire country." Boulder sued the companies, alleging that they "knowingly and substantially contributed to the climate crisis by producing, promoting and selling a substantial portion of the fossil fuels." Their suit noted that climate change exacerbates extreme weather, and claimed it will cost them millions of dollars to respond. Meanwhile, the oil companies, in their Supreme Court brief, also argued that regulating interstate pollution "is an inherently federal area necessarily governed by federal law." Read at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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The Interior Department, which is in charge of the nation's public lands and waters, has completed a major scaling back of its environmental regulations. |
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The massive wastewater spill in the Potomac River is escalating a feud between President Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) as Moore is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender. |
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his defense of President Trump’s executive order boosting a controversial pesticide, which drew fury from members of the Make America Health Again (MAHA) movement. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- President Trump will deliver the State of the Union address
- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing titled "Powering America's AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center Infrastructure"
- The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on mineral supply chains.
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on safe drinking water
- The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing titled "Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems"
- The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on several mining-related bills
- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on various bills
- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing on the Water Resources Development Act
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jokingly said any surge in takeout deliveries to the Pentagon — a phenomenon that has accurately predicted the start of major geopolitical events — could be him ordering pizza "just to throw everybody off." Read more |
| Beneath the surface of the Supreme Court's tariff decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch had choice words for his colleagues. Read more |
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You're all caught up. See you tomorrow! |
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