Supreme court sides with oil and gas firms in Louisiana coastal damage fight
8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanup
The supreme court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.
The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/supreme-court-oil-and-gas-louisiana">Continue reading...Supreme Court Rules for Chevron
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