Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Federal court will hold first-ever hearing on climate change science | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Federal court will hold first-ever hearing on climate change science | McClatchy Washington Bureau: A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered parties in a landmark global warming lawsuit to hold what could be the first-ever U.S. court hearing on the science of climate change.

The proceeding, scheduled for March 21 by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, will feature lawyers for Exxon, BP, Chevron and other oil companies pitted against those for San Francisco and Oakland — California cities that have accused fossil fuel interests of covering up their role in contributing to global warming.

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