Oil giants make two more bids to Supreme Court on climate - Bloomberg Law

Energy companies have urged Supreme Court justices to review climate liability lawsuits from Rhode Island and Hawaii, adding to a growing number of similar petitions currently pending in court.

Lawyers for companies, including <rte.company state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000166-e5a9-d785-a767-fffdcac50000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d6001e"},"cms.content.publishDate":1670361647453,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"cms.content.updateDate":1670361647453,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"company":{"_ref":"00000156-2f23-d054-a776-efef8c770000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8005b"},"_id":"00000184-e94f-da10-a7b4-ef6ff88f0015","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">API BP , <rte.company state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000166-e5a9-d785-a767-fffdcac50000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d6001e"},"cms.content.publishDate":1670361658381,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"cms.content.updateDate":1670361658381,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"company":{"_ref":"00000156-2f23-d054-a776-efef8db90000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8005b"},"_id":"00000184-e950-d020-a187-ebf327a30000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Chevron Corporation ., <rte.company state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000166-e5a9-d785-a767-fffdcac50000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d6001e"},"cms.content.publishDate":1670361676500,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"cms.content.updateDate":1670361676500,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"company":{"_ref":"00000156-2f23-d054-a776-efef8e420000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8005b"},"_id":"00000184-e950-da10-a7b4-ef7b5fd40000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Conoco Phillips and <rte.company state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000166-e5a9-d785-a767-fffdcac50000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d6001e"},"cms.content.publishDate":1670361688559,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"cms.content.updateDate":1670361688559,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000015d-3230-d269-abdd-33b17c270000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8001b"},"company":{"_ref":"00000156-2f23-d054-a776-efef8f580000","_type":"00000151-acf5-d1ce-a159-bff728d8005b"},"_id":"00000184-e950-da10-a7b4-ef7b8d320000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Exxon Mobile Corp. . asked High Court judges to consider issues surrounding the Federal Court's jurisdiction over climate issues in dual motions filed Friday in cases brought by municipalities in Rhode Island and Hawaii, including the counties of Maui and Honolulu.

The petitions raise questions about whether "transboundary" greenhouse gas pollution concerns arise under federal law - arguments similar to the ongoing petitions...