In a major win for advocates who want fossil fuel giants to pay for their products’ devastating climate impacts, a federal appeals court has ruled that Rhode Island’s historic lawsuit against oil and gas companies should proceed in state court, where originally filed. The companies want cases heard in federal courts, which have traditionally punted climate-related cases to the government’s legislative and executive branches. Municipalities want them heard in state courts, where they believe they are more likely to win.
www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/29/federal-court-ruling-rhode-island-suit-targeting-polluters-called-more-evidence