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The Supreme Court is looking for a way to kill climate lawsuits

Inside Chief Justice John Roberts are two wolves. The first wolf is a staunch conservative who spent much of his career litigating on behalf of corporate interests. This wolf looks at a series of climate change lawsuits that could potentially cost the oil industry billions of dollars or more, and recoils in horror. The second […]

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