Supreme Court asked to review case with the goal of applying federal, not state, law to climate change lawsuits
Oil Companies Ask SCOTUS to Review Hawaii Supreme Court Decision Allowing Climate Change Suits to ProceedThe problem with the Hawaii Supreme Court’s holding should be obvious: one state could control damages to the oil companies for the whole country based solely on that state’s particular concerns, or every state could now sue the oil companies for climate change damages, and there could, as a result, be 51 different results with 51 different damage levels .
Background: Honolulu is suing energy companies for their alleged role in driving climate change. There are *two dozen* other cases making these types of claims in other states. The climate-nuisance suits will eventually force leftwing lifestyle choices on everybody unless the Supreme Court stops them.It's a golden ticket that just got placed before the Supreme Court, at least for those of us who want to see the Left’s public nuisance campaign grind to a halt:In these actions alone, two plaintiffs seek billions of dollars each in the form of an abatement fund.
The question presented in this case is recurring and has enormous legal and practical importance. And this case, which cleanly presents the question, may be the Court’s only opportunity to decide it for years to come….
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