Biden administration supports state court jurisdiction in Big Oil climate cases.

The Biden administration has urged the US Supreme Court to reject a petition by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to move a climate change lawsuit filed by several Colorado municipalities to federal court. The administration argued that the case belongs in state court, where it was filed, and that the venue is more favourable to the plaintiffs. The case is one of roughly two dozen lawsuits filed by states and municipalities against major oil companies alleging they concealed and misrepresented the dangers associated with burning fossil fuels.