What to watch in the Supreme Court's big climate case
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants.Why it matters: Billions and billions of dollars are at stake for the oil industry in dozens of cases brought by state and local governments. Governments face mounting costs from climate change that litigants link directly to the companies' products. The big picture: SCOTUS is considering whether federal law blocks damage claims under state laws for the effects of interstate and global emissions.State of play: It's specifically about
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