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Climate change movement issued a massive on Wednesday after a trial judge definitively closed a Democratic demand claiming that the great oil was guilty Damage caused to weather to the state.
In 2022, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed a lawsuit against the largest oil companies in the country, Exxonmobil, Chevron, Conocophillips, Phillips 66, Shell, as well as American Petroleum Institute, claiming that the fossil fuel industry worsened the effects of the effects of Climate change and, therefore, and therefore, and therefore causing damage to the state.
However, the case of New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Douglas Hurd, said that legal oil companies could not be responsible for world broadcasts. The case was rejected with prejudice, which means that it cannot be reopened.
“The plaintiffs seek to regulate the country and even for the security, well -being and advancement of modern society,” said Hurd, who passed the sentence.
The Chevron logo is shown in a Chevron gas station in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama)
Hurd said that the plaintiffs could not claim damage caused by emissions across the country.
“As the plaintiffs seek damage to alleged damage caused by interstate and international emissions and global warming, their claims cannot be governed by state legislation. By virtue of our federal constitutional system, states cannot use their Laws to resolve claims that seek to straighten up for allegedly caused injuries.
NJ Ag Matthew Platkin sued Big Oil to claim that they were causing climate change. (Getty’s pictures)
Energy experts He told Fox News Digital that dismissal sends a clear message that “energy policy should be fixed by elected officials, not existed for activist lawyers.”
“This ruling is an important victory for common sense and the rule of law. Climate activists have been using the courts to promote their radical agenda, but the judges are increasingly rejecting these non -base lawsuits that threaten energy safety and l ‘Economic Stability “, Jason Isaac, CEO of the CEO of the American Energy Institute and the former representative of Texas, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
An exxon gas station is seen on August 5, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty pictures)
Steve Milloy, a senior fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, and a former member of the Trump EPA transition team, said that similar demands could face the same destination because “climate controversy is political, not legal.”
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“Although Democrats don’t really understand it, political problems are at the polls, not in the courtroom,” Milloy said.
Fox News Digital contacted Platkin’s office for comments.
