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Fossil fuel companies are angling to evade accountability through the Supreme Court—but the facts are simply not on their side. Even with the Trump admin's full backing of the industry, “the age of accountability for the fossil fuel industry has just begun.”

nytimes.comOpinion | The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared (Gift Article)However the U.S. Supreme Court rules, the work of holding oil companies accountable for climate change has a bright future.

6/10/26, 4:11 pm19 reposts22 likes

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Suncor v. Boulder, a case in which Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil are challenging the authority of Colorado courts to hear claims about the companies’ climate deception. Big Oil was all-too-eager to gloss over their infamous decades of deceit.

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The case is simply "the latest act in Big Oil’s desperate attempt to preempt state tort lawsuits and prevent evidence of the fossil fuel industry’s campaign of deception from being heard in court,” said Kathy Mulvey, Fossil Fuel Accountability program director at UCS.

ucs.orgBig Oil Attempts to Divert Attention from Climate Deception, Central in Supreme Court Suncor v. Boulder CaseBig Oil Attempts to Divert Attention from Climate Deception, Central in Supreme Court Suncor v. Boulder Case

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Many previous rulings, including from this Supreme Court, have affirmed state courts as the appropriate venue for cases against fossil fuel corporations over climate damages and fraud. ↘️

usatoday.comSupreme Court allows state and local climate suits against oil companies to proceedNumerous state and local governments argue oil and gas companies deliberately hid the environmental impacts of fossil fuels. They're seeking damages.

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It’s been 67 years since fossil fuel executives were first warned their products could contribute to climate change and harm communities. Since then we’ve seen companies not only fail to act, but outright obfuscation, distraction, and deceit to distort that undeniable truth.

ucs.orgDecades of DeceitWhy the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.