With a landmark climate lawsuit against fossil-fuel companies heading to the Supreme Court, Colorado voters will decide whether to promote two statewide candidates who have backed such litigation.
As attorney general,Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Weiser threw his office’s weight behind Suncor ⚡Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. Looking to pick up his torch is Jena Griswold, the Democratic attorney general nominee who has pledged to pursue more climate litigation against companies “responsible” for “climate change,” according to her campaign website.
On Aug. 3, Weiser co-led a group of Democratic attorneys general in filing an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to allow Colorado courts to handle the case…