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Colorado Supreme Court Orders Climate Lawsuit to Trial

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  • Colorado Supreme Court ordered the Boulder climate-damage lawsuit against Suncor and Exxon Mobil to go to trial.
  • ALEC released the Energy Producers and Consumers Protection Act, shielding corporations from climate-related liability.
  • Texas Senator Ted Cruz introduced parallel federal legislation to protect energy producers from climate lawsuits.
  • The Supreme Court also protected Monsanto and other pesticide producers from thousands of glyphosate lawsuits.