Joe Biden, if he’s elected in November, could provide a boost to state and local governments that are suing Big Oil over climate change.
Strategic Support: Biden’s sweeping clean energy plan unveiled last week includes a pledge to instruct the attorney general to “strategically support ongoing plaintiff-driven climate litigation against polluters,” a reference to more than a dozen lawsuits seeking money from fossil fuel companies for local harms related to global temperature rise.
More Suits? Federal reinforcement of the plaintiffs’ claims could pay dividends in the courtroom, where judges tend to pay special attention to the Justice Department’s views. ...
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