Supreme Court hears two hours of arguments on Boulder's climate lawsuit against oil firms

The Supreme Court heard roughly two hours of oral arguments Monday in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, weighing whether Colorado's Boulder County can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy under state tort law over alleged climate-change damages, and whether the court has jurisdiction while the case remains before the Colorado Supreme Court. Some analysts said questions from Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor focused on jurisdiction. No ruling has been issued, and the outcome could affect similar suits against fossil fuel companies nationwide.