{"id":144648,"date":"2026-02-22T21:42:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T05:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/22\/supreme-court-to-consider-state-climate-suits-against-fossil-fuel-companies\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T05:42:34","slug":"supreme-court-to-consider-state-climate-suits-against-fossil-fuel-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/22\/supreme-court-to-consider-state-climate-suits-against-fossil-fuel-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court to Consider State Climate Suits Against Fossil Fuel Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would review whether local governments and private plaintiffs may bring climate change lawsuits in state court against major fossil fuel producers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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