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Republican state AGs ask US Supreme Court to prohibit fossil fuel damages lawsuits

Published 23:58 on May 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:58 on May 23, 2024  / Graham Gibson /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

A group of 19 US Republican state attorneys general (AGs) filed a petition Wednesday asking the nation's highest court to prohibit efforts by Democratic-led states to hold oil producers financially liable for the climate impacts of fossil fuels.
A group of 19 US Republican state attorneys general (AGs) filed a petition Wednesday asking the nation's highest court to prohibit efforts by Democratic-led states to hold oil producers financially liable for the climate impacts of fossil fuels.


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