Honolulu scores a win against Big Oil in climate change lawsuit Out of over a dozen climate change cases filed nationwide, Honolulu’s lawsuit is leading the pack, attorneys say.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two separate bids to scrap the City of Honolulu's climate-related lawsuit, which alleged major oil and gas companies knowingly promoted false and misleading ...

The oil and gas companies appealed to the Supreme Court after Hawaii’s highest court allowed the lawsuit to proceed. The companies include Sunoco, Shell, Chevron, Exxon Mobil and BP, many of ...

Honolulu officials seek climate change lawsuit against oil companies. By Gordon Y.K. Pang. Nov. 6, 2019 . Share on Facebook; Share on X; Share by email ...

Honolulu is not alone in suing oil companies over climate change. However, among U.S. judges, Crabtree is the first to have ruled to reject an argument from fossil fuel companies.

Honolulu’s climate change lawsuit is one of roughly two dozen filed by blue states and cities in recent years. In 2023, the Supreme Court rejected similar appeals from major oil companies facing ...