Climate Suit Backers Say 9th Circ. Ruling Is Irrelevant

By Craig Clough (January 31, 2020, 9:20 PM EST) -- The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling that only the federal executive and legislative branches can tackle climate change policy does not apply to state and local government suits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate-related infrastructure damages, an attorney for the government plaintiffs said Friday....

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