Hawaii Can Sue Fossil Fuel Companies in State Court, Judge Finds

Hawaii has the right to sue fossil fuel companies in state court, a federal judge ruled as she ended a Trump administration lawsuit that tried to limit the state’s ability to go after the companies.

The US lacks standing to bring its suit against the state in federal district court because it failed to claim it suffered an injury because of Hawaii’s actions, Senior Judge Helen Gillmor of the US District Court for the District of Hawaii said Wednesday.

The federal government’s “theory of harm is based on a series of abstract harms and contingencies about hypothetical actions third parties ...