US EditionBoulder scores win in climate lawsuit against Suncor, Exxon
- Last week, the Denver City Council unanimously voted against approving a $25 million agreement with Suncor Energy, citing the company’s repeated breaches of air and water permit regulations at its Commerce City refinery.
- This vote followed local opposition to Holly Energy Partners' plan to nearly double gasoline shipments through the Henderson terminal, which Adams County officials and health experts contested.
- Local governments, including Adams County and Commerce City, have increasingly fought oil and gas expansions near sensitive areas, citing pollution's toll and disproportionate impacts on communities.
- Adams County Chairwoman Lynn Baca stated the county is enhancing its environmental team to protect residents' health amid concerns over pollution and cumulative industrial impacts.
- These local actions reflect a growing trend of environmental advocacy in Colorado balancing the state's reliance on the $2 billion oil and gas sector and 303,000 jobs with public health priorities.
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Climate cases: Boulder's OK'd, Trump sued and a $7K plagiarism penalty
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado's supreme court will let climate change litigation brought by Boulder move forward, giving the alliance of plaintiff lawyers and government officials a ray of hope after five rulings that said otherwise.Companies like Exxon and Chevron face dozens of cases brought around the country and had scored five dismissals in a row until the Colorado Supreme Court ruled May 12 to deny Exxon and Suncor's motion to dismiss…
Boulder’s landmark lawsuit against Suncor, Exxon can proceed, Colorado Supreme Court rules
BOULDER, Colo. The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a landmark lawsuit brought by the City of Boulder and Boulder County against Suncor and Exxon can continue.The governments filed the lawsuit in 2018, claiming the companies violated state law by contributing to climate change and misleading the public about the role fossil fuels play in climate change. The governments argued that the companies should be forced to pay for some of the …
Boulder's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, Suncor allowed to continue
DENVER (KDVR) — A lawsuit that accuses Exxon Mobil and Suncor of contributing to climate change through fossil fuel activities was allowed to continue under a Colorado Supreme Court ruling made Monday. Boulder County, alongside San Miguel County and the city of Boulder, originally brought the lawsuit in April 2018 "for the costs that they face due to climate harms, and for decades of misinformation." Suncor accused of violating Clean Air Ac…
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