Colorado Counties’ Climate Change Suit Remanded; Judge Finds No Federal Connection

Mealey's (September 10, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A federal judge in Colorado on Sept. 5 remanded a lawsuit brought by two Colorado counties and the city of Boulder against Suncor Energy (U.S.A) Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. over damages stemming from climate change, ruling that the counties’ allegations do not arise from federal law or invoke the Clean Air Act (CAA) (Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County, et al. v.  Suncor Energy [U.S.A.] Inc., et al., No. 18-cv-1672-WJM-SKC, D. Colo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151578)....