Hawaii Climate Dispute Moves to Trial After Top Court Rejection

Justices have once again denied an oil major climate challenge, ruling to sit out on Honolulu’s climate dispute and further clearing the path for climate tort cases on the verge of trial.

The US Supreme Court in a Monday short order said it won’t examine a potentially blockbuster Honolulu petition that raises questions of whether state venues are equipped to tackle long-running climate misinformation lawsuits. Justices did not provide explanation, and Justice Samuel Alito didn’t participate in the decision.

“With this latest denial, the fossil fuel industry’s worst nightmare — having to face the overwhelming evidence of their decades of ...