最高法院允许针对石油公司的气候变化诉讼继续进行,拒绝共和党国家的挑战。 Supreme Court lets climate change lawsuits against oil firms proceed, rejecting Republican states' challenge.

最高法院驳回了19个共和党领导的州提出的诉讼,其目的是阻止民主党领导的州对石油和天然气公司提起气候变化诉讼。 The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from 19 Republican-led states aiming to stop climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states against oil and gas companies. 共和党各邦认为,民主党的诉讼是企图控制国家能源政策。 The Republican states argued that the Democratic lawsuits were an attempt to control national energy policy. 最高法院的裁决允许起诉化石燃料公司在气候变化风险方面误导公众并造成数十亿美元损失的诉讼继续进行。 The Supreme Court's decision allows the lawsuits accusing fossil fuel companies of misleading the public about climate change risks and causing billions in damages to proceed.