Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions…
NPR reports that the case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate.
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