Superior Court judge rejects Chevron’s motion to dismiss landmark climate change lawsuit

Superior Court judge rejects Chevron’s motion to dismiss landmark climate change lawsuit

The Chevron logo is displayed at a Chevron gas station on May 22, 2023 in Burbank, Calif. A Rhode Island Superior Court judge on April 22 rejected Chevron's attempt to gut the state's complaint against Chevron and 20 other oil and gas companies named in a 2018 lawsuit brought by Rhode Island's attorney general on alleged procedural violations. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Rhode Island’s first-in-the-nation state lawsuit against fossil fuel …