Supreme Court Denies Industry Bid To Halt Climate Nuisance Case On Merits

The Supreme Court is denying industry’s request to overturn an appellate court decision rejecting its claims that two California cities’ climate change nuisance suit against oil majors must be heard in federal court, dealing a setback to the industry just weeks after giving it a procedural win in a related case. If the high court had granted industry’s petition for a writ of certiorari , it could have determined if more than a dozen similar cases can proceed in state...