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@rebleber.bsky.social and @emorwee.bsky.social break down how the gas industry convinced people gas was clean! give them a listen ⬇️

Attn: climate/energy reporters — EPA will propose a rule gutting methane standards in "days not weeks." @fieldnotes.co just posted our briefing on how the oil & gas industry has been working behind the scenes w/ the Trump admin to get this done. w/ @rebleber.bsky.social & @rebeccajohn.bsky.social:

Attorneys for Big Oil and Trump tried to convince SCOTUS yesterday that climate lawsuits should be stopped. Their arguments could reach into state-level cases against powerful industries beyond just oil and gas. @emdashsanders.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social report on how it went

about that Supreme Court case the justices heard today between ExxonMobil and Suncor versus Boulder...

Args just wrapped up for the first case of the term!

Legal experts tell me oil companies' Supreme Court bid to stop this case could reach way further than climate, threatening states' historic ability to hold companies accountable for deception and harm to their residents. I'll be at the court tomorrow covering the arguments. Stay tuned

A glimpse into the stakes of Monday's SCOTUS arguments in Suncor v Boulder for just one community: Colorado ranchers, whose livelihoods have been wrecked by fires & drought. Ranchers depend on local govt services -- unless govts can recover climate costs, they say they may not be able to continue

Next week, SCOTUS will hear args in Boulder's climate lawsuit that says oil giants deceived the public about the dangers of burning fossil fuels & should pay for local damages. A few things to know, ft my convo with @ishan-thakore.bsky.social @lesleyclark.bsky.social @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social

Climate reporters @emorwee.bsky.social and @emdashsanders.bsky.social met up at #ClimateWeekNYC to ask each other how they’re feeling about corporate greenwashing and AI’s lovefest with Big Oil. Turns out, they had thoughts.

WATCH: Our Prof. Alejandro Camacho @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social joined @emdashsanders.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org and @pointsourcenews.org for this helpful briefing on the climate case Suncor v. Boulder heading to SCOTUS in a couple weeks. coveringclimatenow.org/event/suncor...

See you at noon!

Industry allies are now coming after scientists behind climate attribution studies, seeking to dig up info to tarnish their reputations and, “in the process, intimidate researchers into silence,” says Chris Marchesano, @csldf.org attorney. pointsourcenews.org/theyre-pulli... @pointsourcenews.org

We're getting close to Supreme Court arguments in a major climate lawsuit against oil companies. Join us tomorrow, where we'll discuss the arguments coming before the court, the players, & the stakes for communities across the country facing increasingly damaging and expensive climate costs

As a major climate lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado heads to the Supreme Court for consideration, @emdashsanders.bsky.social spoke with Colorado ranchers who say the case's outcome could help make or break their way of life.

“Suncor v. Boulder: The Climate Showdown at the Supreme Court” Wed., 9/23, 12 noon Eastern Join @coveringclimatenow.org and @pointsourcenews.org for a conversation about the blockbuster climate lawsuit that will open the US Supreme Court’s fall term (10/5). RSVP: tinyurl.com/3es2hjeu

Read more about the event, and check out @pointsourcenews.org, which just launched this week! Event details: buff.ly/SyW8EmK Point Source News: buff.ly/KT6kCAI

This fall, SCOTUS will hear a blockbuster climate case — one of dozens brought by US governments arguing oil companies deceived the public about the dangers of burning fossil fuels and should be held accountable. On 9/23 at 12pm ET, dig in with CCNow + @pointsourcenews.org RSVP: buff.ly/oEmltW0

"The oil industry has prioritized legislation that could immunize them from liability entirely, and is counting on the current Republican trifecta in Washington to deliver." Great piece by @emdashsanders.bsky.social in the new @pointsourcenews.org pointsourcenews.org/theyre-pulli...

As climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies get closer to trial, oil giants and a constellation of well-funded allies are deploying multiple strategies to try to undermine the cases or completely immunize the industry from liability. Here's a roadmap of all the ways they're doing it.