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The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from fossil fuel companies over climate change lawsuits brought by local governments in several states.
Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil Corp. petitioned the high court last year over a lawsuit by local governments in Colorado, asking the justices to decide if they should be sued in state or federal court.
The companies had wanted the lawsuits to be decided in federal courts so there’s a uniform response.
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The high court’s move allows the lawsuits to proceed in state courts.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. did not take part in the decision not to hear the cases. The court noted that Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh would have granted a review of the case. It did not give any further information about why the court declined to take up the dispute.