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State prevails in federal lawsuit that had sought to block Hawaiʻi’s claims against major fossil fuel companies
The state of Hawaiʻi today secured a significant legal victory in federal court, with the US District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi issuing an order dismissing a lawsuit filed by the United States, that sought to stop Hawaiʻi’s separate lawsuit filed in state court against major fossil fuel companies.
Senate committee advances bill to hold Big Oil responsible for climate damage
A state Senate committee pushed forward a bill Wednesday that would allow the state to sue major corporations for climate-related damages, a move that attempts to stabilize Hawaiʻi’s volatile insurance market.
Hirono, colleagues seek to rescind Trump’s day-one executive orders on energy
Hirono said the Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act would reassert America’s clean energy leadership, keep energy costs for families as low as possible, and unfreeze critical Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to protect jobs and support rural economies.
Mayor Victorino to speak at Climate Mayor’s Leadership Forum
Mayor Michael Victorino will speak at the Climate Mayors Leadership Forum on Thursday, June 2, where he will present Maui County’s case study about the costly impacts of climate change. He will also explain why, in March 2020, the county sued eight major fossil fuel corporations for climate change damages.