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Federal Court “Reluctantly” Denied Remand in Fishermen Organization’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies and Asked About Alternative Grounds to Decline Jurisdiction

Action by a commercial fishing industry trade group to hold fossil fuel companies liable for adverse climate change impacts to the ocean off the coasts of California and Oregonthat resulted in "prolonged closures" of Dungeness crab fisheries.

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc. v. Chevron Corp.

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Federal Court “Reluctantly” Denied Remand in Fishermen Organization’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies and Asked About Alternative Grounds to Decline Jurisdiction

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