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Boulder County February 5, 2021 Boulder District Court will hear Boulder, Boulder County climate liability suit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy Boulder County, Colo. — Judge Judith LaBuda ruled last week that the landmark climate liability lawsuit brought by Boulder County and the City of Boulder would continue in Boulder District Court, denying a motion by Suncor Energy to move the case to Denver. “After a year of climate-fueled wildfires and poor air quality, it is clear that the climate crisis is profoundly impacting Boulder County,” said Matt Jones, chair, Boulder County Board ...

The Energy 202: Trump administration jams in environmental rollbacks in final days Dino Grandoni with Alexandra Ellerbeck Even as they're packing their bags, President Trump's team is jamming in more rollbacks to energy and environmental restrictions.  As Juliet Eilperin and I report, the slew of new rules — several of which will help the fossil fuel, logging and mining industries that have benefited from past Trump administration action — sets up a clash with the incoming president.  President-elect Joe Biden and his aides may spend months unwinding these policies...

Read time: 11 mins By Dana Drugmand • Monday, December 21, 2020 - 13:17 This year — with its converging crises, from the coronavirus pandemic to longstanding racial injustice to climate-related disasters — was also a remarkably active time for climate litigation. All around the world, communities, organizations, and especially young people turned to the courts in 2020 in strategic attempts to hold governments and polluting companies accountable for exacerbating the unfolding climate emergency. In particular, this year saw a notable...

5:09 Colorado saw its two largest forest fires in state history in 2020. This fall, the U.S. Drought Monitor classified the entire state as in drought. Colorado’s average temperature has risen by 2 degrees Celsius in recent decades. Scientists say all of these effects are caused by climate change. While these statistics have an impact from an environmental standpoint, according to Hilary Cooper, they also affect the pocketbook of state and local governments. “Our roads are deteriorating faster than they have in the past from extreme temperatures, and then of course the effects on our econ...