US Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of allowing Boulder climate lawsuit to proceed

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 1,097

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority Monday appeared broadly sympathetic to fossil fuel companies’ argument that allowing two Colorado local governments to sue them over climate change in state court would be a “recipe for chaos.”

Attorneys for both sides in Suncor v. Boulder, along with the Trump administration, presented oral arguments in a two-hour hearing, the first of the Supreme Court’s 2026-27 term. The case originated in Colorado in 2018, when Boulder’s city …

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