WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals by oil companies seeking protection from potential liability under state laws for harms caused by, a decision that at least for now allows a number of cases to move forward under state laws the industry sees as less favorable than federal environmental statutes.
Oil companies, among them Chevron Corp. , Exxon Mobil Corp. and Shell PLC, are facing lawsuits alleging varied environmental harms from filed under state laws by Rhode Island and several local governments, including the city of Baltimore; Boulder and San Miguel counties, Colo.; Honolulu and Maui counties, Hawaii; and Marin, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, Calif.
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