Court Trims Novel Climate Suit But Backs CLF Standing To Target Violations

A federal court in Connecticut has agreed to industry calls to narrow environmentalists’ novel suit seeking tougher climate adaptation steps in oil companies’ permits for a fuel storage terminal, but the judge strongly backed the plaintiffs’ standing to sue over their remaining claims despite a recent high court decision that raised the bar in some cases. In a Sept. 16 ruling , the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled in in Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) v. Shell...