US Supreme Court rejects bid by oil companies to toss Honolulu's climate suit (updated)

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13/01/2025 14:40

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       WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court
declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco  SUN.N  and other oil
companies to scuttle a lawsuit by Honolulu accusing them of
misleading the public for decades about the dangers of climate
change induced by the burning of fossils fuels.
    The justices turned away an appeal by the oil companies of a
decision by Hawaii's top court allowing the suit, which alleged
violations of state law, to proceed. Other defendants in the
lawsuit include Exxon Mobil  XOM.N , BP  BP.L , ConocoPhillips
 COP.N , BHP Group  BHP.AX , Marathon Petroleum  MCP.N  and
Chevron  CVX.N .
        The suit was filed in 2020 by the city and county of
Honolulu and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, a
semi-autonomous city agency. The plaintiffs said misleading
statements made by the companies about the impact of their
fossil fuel products paved the way for property and
infrastructure damage caused by human-induced climate change.
  
        The plaintiffs have sought unspecified monetary damages.
Honolulu is located on Hawaii's Oahu island. 
  
    

 (Reporting by John Kruzel; Editing by Will Dunham)
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