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Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damage

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The outcome of the Colorado case could affect California's 2023 lawsuit against the five largest oil companies and other similar litigation.

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Both outlets frame the story as the Supreme Court considering whether energy companies can avoid or be made to face climate-liability claims, with CBS News focusing on the Boulder lawsuit and oral arguments. The Los Angeles Times is the only outlet here to foreground possible wider fallout, saying the Colorado case could affect California’s 2023 lawsuit and other similar litigation. CBS News alone names Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy and, in one update, notes that eight justices heard nearly two hours of arguments.

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