US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

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How court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a major case in which big oil companies attempted to strike a…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:48:45 UTC.

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