MORNING HEADLINES | S.C. Circuit Court Judge Roger M. Young of North Charleston on Wednesday dismissed the city of Charleston’s lawsuit against several major oil companies. The city has been seeking compensation for the billions it will have to spend to protect citizens from rising seas and other climate change impacts.
In a 45-page decision, Young found that the city had no legitimate legal action against “ Big Oil ” under state law and that the city’s claims were “premised on, and seek redress for, the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.”
The New York Times characterized his ruling as saying “those issues fall squarely under federal and not state law, and that the court lacked jurisdiction over out-of-state companies.”
The newspaper said the city didn’t comment after the ruli