Shell Asks Court To Reject Rhode Island’s Support For Novel Climate Case

Shell Oil is urging a federal district court to reject arguments from Rhode Island that novel climate change litigation brought by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) should be allowed to proceed, arguing the state has yet to finalize regulatory requirements the court could interpret to rule on the merits of the case. “The Court would be wading into this immensely complicated area and deciding these questions as matters of first impression. We know this because the State is currently trying...