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BeanStem
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I've mentioned it before but I want to boost this story again bc it could be HUGE Boulder, CO is trying to get big oil companies to pay for the recovery of climate disasters that they exacerbated AND pay for preparation for future ones, now that they're more likely www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/c...

nytimes.comA Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins (Gift Article)The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.

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BeanStem
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To be clear, this is not just because "oil releases CO2," it's ALSO because these oil companies have known about their effect on the climate and have spent BILLIONS lying to and deceiving the public This really is our modern "big tobacco"

BeanStem
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It's also not a clear-cut left vs right issue Legal experts on the right are chiming in with support, but also rural ranchers in CO are struggling and losing their ranches as a DIRECT result of climate change, and they're raiding their voices in support of this case grist.org/accountabili...

grist.orgThe surprising allies backing Boulder's climate case before the Supreme CourtRanchers, conservative legal scholars, and former Republican EPA chiefs are siding against oil companies. Here's why.