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Supreme Court grapples with case on holding Big Oil liable for climate change

After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.

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All the outlets converge on the Supreme Court hearing a major Boulder-based climate case involving whether state or local lawsuits against oil or energy companies can proceed. Axios and CBS News foreground the broader nationwide stakes, while the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times emphasize the possible effect on other similar lawsuits. Fox News adds a state-versus-federal-court framing, and only the CBS-related extracts also pair the case with interview coverage of Justice Alito.

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