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Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

May 21, 2026

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

Alejandro E. Camacho, University of California, Los Angeles and Robert Glicksman, George Washington University

Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.

A polar bear crosses ice In Alaska’s Chukchi Sea area, where a recent court ruling bars the Trump administration from greenlighting offshore drilling. NOAA/OER/Hidden Ocean 2016:The Chukchi Borderlands

April 9, 2019

A defeat on offshore drilling extends the Trump administration’s losing streak in court

Alejandro E. Camacho, University of California, Irvine and Robert Glicksman, George Washington University

Can presidents undo decisions by their predecessors to protect federal lands from development? A recent court ruling on offshore drilling says no, and could also affect contested lands in Utah.

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