Boulder, fossil fuel companies face off at the Supreme Court in high-stakes climate case

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 1,120

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Attorneys representing two Colorado local governments are set for a high-stakes legal showdown over climate change Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where they’ll ask justices to allow Boulder’s lawsuit seeking monetary damages from two fossil fuel companies to proceed in state court.

With help from the Trump administration, the two companies, Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil, have asked the court to step in and quash the lawsuit, which was filed in 2018 by Boulder …

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