Attorneys general tell justices to let state court decide Boulder’s climate change lawsuit

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let state courts resolve a lawsuit between local governments and energy companies they sued for damages over the companies’ contributions to climate change.

A 2018 lawsuit filed by the city of Boulder and Boulder and San Miguel counties against Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil seeks to hold the fossil fuel companies accountable through Colorado law. The local governments allege the companies knowingly contributed to …

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