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Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil
Environmental groups say judges across the country believe cases like Baltimore’s should hold oil companies accountable in state courts for environmental harm.
By Aman Azhar
In a first of its kind decision, a Maryland judge on Wednesday tossed Baltimore City’s climate suit against major oil giants on the grounds that it is not the role of the state courts to address a global issue like climate change.
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More than 30 years after the last major update of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has upended the ability of Congress to give the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies broad scope to combat air pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, further Biden administration efforts to limit emissions face opposition in the courts.