It’s Baaack: Bucks County Climate Lawsuit Gets Appeals Court Hearing
Remember Bucks County, PA's "sneaky" lawsuit against Big Oil? The one a county judge tossed in May 2025 "with prejudice," meaning don't come back? Well, it's back. Today (Oct. 14), Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court will hear Bucks County's appeal, which asks the court to bring the dead case back to life. Lined up against the county is an impressive list of "friends of the court," including Pennsylvania's own Attorney General Dave Sunday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association, the Pennsylvania Chamber, and our friends at both PIOGA and the Marcellus Shale Coalition. All of them are telling the appeals court the same thing: leave it dead.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)