Oil Industry Allies Urge Supreme Court To Dismiss Honolulu Climate Case

Dozens of oil industry allies -- including 20 states, former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, industry trade associations, retired high-ranking military officials and conservative think tanks -- are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that allowed Honolulu’s climate nuisance and fraud case to proceed against the industry in state court. The allies offer a host of reasons why the Supreme Court should grant the oil majors’ Feb. 28 petition for a writ of certiorari...