Lawyers for Honolulu said in a filing that the case seeks to hold the oil and gas industry accountable under Hawaii law for "deliberately concealing and misrepresenting the climate-change impacts ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by oil companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Honolulu seeking to hold them responsible for the impacts of climate change. The defendants ...

The lawsuits come during a wave of legal actions in the U.S. and worldwide seeking to leverage action on climate change through the courts. The oil and ... to hear the Honolulu case now means ...

Oil and gas companies will be forced to face a suit seeking damages over Honolulu's claims they downplay their products' contribution climate change. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court turned down an ...

The justices turned away an appeal by the oil companies of a ... by human-induced climate change. The plaintiffs have sought unspecified monetary damages. Honolulu is located on Hawaii's Oahu ...

In their reply brief, the oil companies explained that Honolulu ... thereby alleviating the alleged climate-change injuries” and that Honolulu is “thus seeking to impose liability for ...