Action by Colorado local governments seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for climate change harms.

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc.

opinion

Colorado Supreme Court Said Federal Law Did Not Preempt Common Law Tort Claims in Boulder’s Climate Change Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies

notice

Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Whether City and County of Boulder Can Bring State Law Climate Claims Against Fossil Fuel Companies

reply

County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc. - reply

amicus brief

County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc. - amicus brief

brief

County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc. - brief

response

County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc. - response

order

Colorado Supreme Court Issued Order to Show Cause Requiring Response to Issue of Whether Boulder County and City of Boulder’s Climate State Law Claims Could Proceed

petition

County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc. - petition

Filing Year For Action

County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc.

order list

Supreme Court Denied Fossil Fuel Companies’ Requests for Certiorari on Jurisdictional Issues in State and Local Government Climate Cases

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - brief

Solicitor General Opposed Fossil Fuel Companies’ Petition for Writ of Certiorari on Jurisdiction Issues in Local Government Climate Case

Supreme Court Invited Solicitor General to Submit U.S.’s Views on Certiorari Petition Concerning Jurisdictional Issues in Local Government Climate Case

opposition

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - opposition

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - reply

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - amicus brief

petition for writ of certiorari

Fossil Fuel Companies Asked Supreme Court to Review Remand Order in Colorado Localities’ Climate Case

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County

application

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - application

letter

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - letter

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County - petition for writ of certiorari

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - Other

Tenth Circuit Ruled that Colorado Municipalities’ Climate Case Against Energy Companies Belonged in State Court

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - letter

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - response

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - brief

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - order

Tenth Circuit Affirmed Remand Order in Colorado Localities’ Climate Suits Against Oil and Gas Companies

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - reply

motion

Localities Argued for Summary Affirmance Based on Fourth Circuit Decision

amicus motion

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - amicus motion

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - amicus brief

Opening Brief Filed in Tenth Circuit Seeking Reversal of Remand Order in Colorado Municipalities' Climate Change Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - motion

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - opposition

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc.

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - notice

notice of appeal

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. - notice of appeal

Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court

Fossil Fuel Companies Opposed Remand of Colorado Localities’ Climate Change Lawsuit

memorandum of law

Brief Filed in Support of Remand Motion in Boulder Climate Change Cases

Boulder and San Miguel Counties and City of Boulder Moved to Remand Climate Change Lawsuits to State Court

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. - motion

Colorado Trial Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Local Governments’ Common Law Climate Claims Against Energy Companies; Canadian Company and Consumer Protection Law Claim Dismissed

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. - reply

supplement

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. - supplement

Colorado Court Ruled on Venue for Colorado Local Governments’ Climate Change Claims

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. - opposition

motion to dismiss

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. - motion to dismiss

complaint

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. - complaint

Colorado Local Governments Sued Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change Damages

Supreme Court Granted Certiorari in Boulder’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies

Briefing Completed on Fossil Fuel Companies’ Certiorari Petition in Boulder Climate Case

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County - amicus brief

Fossil Fuel Companies Asked U.S. Supreme Court to Review Colorado Supreme Court Decision Allowing Boulder State-Law Climate Claims to Proceed

United States Filed Brief Supporting Supreme Court Review of Colorado Supreme Court Decision Allowing State-Law Climate Claims Against Fossil Fuel Companies

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County - brief

Supreme Court Briefing Schedule Set in Suncor Energy v. Boulder 

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County

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A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

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Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

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