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Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Whether Cities Can Sue Oil Giants Over Climate Costs

The Supreme Court is deciding whether Boulder, Colorado can sue ExxonMobil and Suncor for the local costs of climate change — from wildfires to flooding — that the city says taxpayers shouldn't have to shoulder alone. Boulder-area residents filed a friend-of-the-court brief describing how the 2021 Marshall Fire, Colorado's most destructive, brought the crisis home.