(The Center Square) – More than two dozen organizations writing briefs for a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case on the future of climate change had ties to fossil-fuel linked companies, according to a new report.
Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group based out of California, released a report on Monday drawing connections between 25 organizations that filed amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments in Suncor v. Boulder County Commissioners.
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