A South Carolina judge has dismissed Charleston’s climate lawsuit, delivering a decisive setback to the climate litigation campaign.
Via a ruling on Wednesday, Judge Roger Young dismissed the case with prejudice – meaning Charleston cannot refile the claims – dealing a substantial blow for law firm Sher Edling and the Rockefeller-backed climate litigation campaign.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson last week urged a court to throw out Charleston’s climate lawsuit against energy producers – marking a unique instance of a state attorney general calling out the lack of merits of a municipality’s case.
