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Killer beetles, tinderbox forests: Climate change takes center stage in SCOTUS battle over oil companies
Boulder says it has spent millions on road repairs and utility upgrades as climate-amplified harms drive the lawsuit.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington regarding Boulder and Boulder County's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy over climate-related financial damages, including pine beetle outbreak costs.
- Boulder and Boulder County filed the 2018 lawsuit under public nuisance law, alleging the companies 'knowingly caused and contributed' to climate change while concealing dangers; Exxon Mobil and Suncor argue the case rests on a 'dubious theory.'
- Dan Gibbs, head of Colorado's Department of Natural Resources, noted the cost to state taxpayers is $10,000 per acre; dead trees create fire hazards and watershed impacts affecting Coloradans' daily lives.
- West Virginia Solicitor General Michael Williams joined 25 other states backing the companies, arguing Congress should decide national policy and warning that allowing suits could cause industries to 'shutter entirely.'
- Longtime Boulder resident Paul Chinowsky, a civil engineer specializing in climate impacts, stated that climate change 'putting an accelerator' on maintenance costs for drainage and road repairs, arguing industry should contribute to addressing harms.
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Killer beetles, tinderbox forests: Climate change takes center stage in SCOTUS battle over oil companies - Regional Media News
To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pine trees famous for lining ski slopes, National Park trails and residential neighborhoods. Now, those iconic Colorado trees - already under strain [...]
Killer beetles, tinderbox forests: Climate change takes center stage in SCOTUS battle over oil companies - The Pulse of NH
The mountain pine beetle is the size of a grain of rice but can inflict colossal harm to forests. (ABC News)To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pin...
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