Climate torts as extraterritorial regulation

State and local climate-damage suits against energy companies effectively export one jurisdiction’s policy preferences by penalizing conduct that occurs elsewhere and complies with federal law. If allowed to proliferate, these actions could create a patchwork of de facto national energy rules set by local courts rather than Congress or federal agencies. — This reframes climate litigation as a federalism and preemption problem, not just a liability question, pressing the Supreme Court to clarify the limits of state law in regulating interstate energy and emissions.