Should oil companies be allowed to be sued for local damage linked to climate change?
The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments on whether state and local governments can sue oil producers such as Chevron and ExxonMobil for the local costs of climate change, with the justices appearing divided.
No. I'm all for addressing climate change, but assigning local damages to individual companies feels like the wrong approach. It's a global problem. Needs a coherent national policy, not a patchwork of state rules.
if you're voting yes, where's your line: a gulf coast flood, a wildfire out west, a heat wave that cracks the power grid? all three? pick one and defend it.