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The New York Times calls Suncor v. Boulder a "landmark"; National Review says it has "finally" reached "the right court"; a Hill op-ed says Congress should decide

The Supreme Court opened its term on Monday with Boulder's climate lawsuit against Suncor and Exxon Mobil. Every outlet we hold agrees the case is big. They disagree on what it is about: how much money the industry could owe, which forum gets to decide, or a justice's sharp question to the companies' lawyer.

Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case
Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case as published by Washington Examiner · seen at Washington Examiner
United States United States

What was argued. The oil companies say federal law, chiefly the Clean Air Act, blocks Boulder's state-law claims for climate damages. Colorado's Supreme Court let the suit go ahead, and the companies are appealing that ruling.

Five framings of one hearing.

Outlet How it frames the case
The New York Times "a landmark dispute"; "billions of dollars in liability"
SCOTUSblog "the blockbuster case"
The Hill (news) "a major climate case"
National Review (opinion) an issue "only it can handle": the right court at last
The Hill (opinion) the industry "should pay", but "Congress should decide how"
Washington Examiner leads with Justice Barrett calling an argument "a little slippery"

Whose lawyers are heard. The Examiner has the only full account of the argument that we hold. It quotes Suncor's lawyer, Kannon Shanmugam, and the Justice Department's Sarah Harris, who argued on the companies' side. It does not quote Kevin Russell, Boulder's lawyer.

Who is suing. The Hill says "the city and county of Boulder". The Examiner says "Boulder County".

One label, given once. The Examiner calls Gorsuch "Trump-appointed". It gives Barrett no such label.

What is not settled - Alito's recusal and the chance of a 4-4 split are reported only by the Examiner. If the vote does split 4-4, the Examiner says the case goes back to the lower courts. - The justices may decide it is too early to rule at all, because no final judgment has been reached. - We hold no account of Boulder's side of the argument.

What this is about: whether a US city or county can use its own state's courts to make oil companies pay for damage caused by climate change.

How it got here. The Clean Air Act is the main federal law on air pollution. It gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the power to regulate emissions, and states a role alongside it. In 2009 the EPA found that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, threaten public health and welfare. That finding was the legal basis for regulating them. In 2011 the Supreme Court held that the Clean Air Act displaces federal nuisance suits over emissions. That pushed climate plaintiffs towards state law instead.

In 2018 Boulder sued Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil in Colorado state court. The Washington Examiner says the claims include nuisance, trespass and civil conspiracy. Boulder accuses the companies of deceiving the public about climate risks. The companies argued that federal law blocks the claims. Colorado's Supreme Court disagreed in 2025 and let the case continue. The companies then asked the US Supreme Court to step in.

The Examiner reports that the administration rescinded the 2009 finding earlier this year, saying the Clean Air Act gives the EPA no power over greenhouse gases. That raises the question Justice Gorsuch put to the government in court: if the EPA cannot act and the states cannot sue, can anyone?

The actors. Boulder, and the people it says bear the costs of warming. Suncor and Exxon Mobil, the defendants. The federal government, which argued on the companies' side. The nine justices, though the Examiner reports that one of them, Alito, has stepped aside.

What is at stake. If Boulder wins, similar suits by other cities and states could go ahead. The companies warn of "tens of thousands of municipalities". If the companies win, those claims end, and the question passes to Congress.

Where it stands. The case was argued on 5 October 2026, the first day of the term. A ruling would normally come by the end of June.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the Clean Air Act and the Constitution bar state-law climate claims against oil companies
  • Whether the Supreme Court can hear the case before any final judgment
  • What happens if the EPA cannot regulate greenhouse gases and states cannot sue
  • Alito's recusal and the chance of a 4-4 split
One case, five framingsSide by side
OutletWhat it saidOpinion or news
The New York Times"a landmark dispute"; "billions of dollars in liability"news
SCOTUSblog"the blockbuster case"news
The Hill"a major climate case"news
Washington ExaminerBarrett calls the oil companies' arguments "slippery"news
National Review"to resolve an issue only it can handle"opinion
The Hill"The oil industry should pay … and Congress should decide how"opinion
Two of the six are opinion pieces and are labelled as such.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3859 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3859 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → SCOTUSblog
Centre estimate · not a score
SCOTUSblog 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Grand openings: what four introductions in Suncor v. Boulder show about starting a brief Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at SCOTUSblog → What we have measured Cause given as fact the postal rule is traced to Trump personally, unattributed ×1Headline is a reaction, not a ruling the loser's response is the headline; the order itself is not in it ×1Headline with no actor and no outcome the docket is the subject; neither judge nor result appears ×1Hedged or stated flat the headline states a verdict about the court's motives as fact ×1 from 174 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3425 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Question of Emissions Liability Finally Heads to the Right Court Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 413 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent The oil industry should pay for climate change — and Congress should decide how Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Lawyers quoted in the one full account of the argumentChart
From the Washington Examiner's report, the only account of the hearing itself that we hold.
Sources Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3425 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → SCOTUSblog
Centre estimate · not a score
SCOTUSblog 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Grand openings: what four introductions in Suncor v. Boulder show about starting a brief Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at SCOTUSblog → What we have measured Cause given as fact the postal rule is traced to Trump personally, unattributed ×1Headline is a reaction, not a ruling the loser's response is the headline; the order itself is not in it ×1Headline with no actor and no outcome the docket is the subject; neither judge nor result appears ×1Hedged or stated flat the headline states a verdict about the court's motives as fact ×1 from 174 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
From the 2009 finding to Monday's argumentTimeline
  1. 2009— no time published EPA Finds that six greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfareWashington Examiner
  2. 2018— no time published Boulder Sues Suncor and Exxon Mobil in state courtWashington Examiner
  3. 2025— no time published Colorado Supreme Court Lets the lawsuit continue in state courtWashington Examiner; The Hill
  4. 2026— no time published The administration Rescinds the 2009 findingWashington Examiner
  5. late Sep 2026— no time published Justice Alito Recuses himself, according to the ExaminerWashington Examiner only
  6. 2026-10-05— no time published Supreme Court Hears the argument on the first day of its termThe Hill; Washington Examiner
  7. 2026-10-0516:23 UTC publication time of the report Washington Examiner Reports Barrett's "a little slippery"
The dates come from the reports. The 2025 ruling is the one the Examiner describes as "last year".
Sources Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3425 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Whose lawyers are heard

The one full account of the argument quotes the oil companies' lawyer and the government lawyer backing them. It does not quote Boulder's lawyer. Its lead is a justice pushing back on the oil side.

2 lawyers quoted for the oil companies' side 0 lawyers quoted for Boulder

The stakes, in two opposite frames

Four reports call it major, landmark or a blockbuster. Two opinion pieces take sides: one says the case has reached the right court, the other that oil should pay but Congress should decide how.

4 reports calling it major, landmark or a blockbuster 2 opinion pieces
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3425 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → SCOTUSblog
Centre estimate · not a score
SCOTUSblog 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Grand openings: what four introductions in Suncor v. Boulder show about starting a brief Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at SCOTUSblog → What we have measured Cause given as fact the postal rule is traced to Trump personally, unattributed ×1Headline is a reaction, not a ruling the loser's response is the headline; the order itself is not in it ×1Headline with no actor and no outcome the docket is the subject; neither judge nor result appears ×1Hedged or stated flat the headline states a verdict about the court's motives as fact ×1 from 174 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3859 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3859 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Question of Emissions Liability Finally Heads to the Right Court Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 413 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent The oil industry should pay for climate change — and Congress should decide how Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

No claims registered.

Who wrote it

C Callie Patteson Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed political win stated flat×1
Asserted versus attributed The political gain for the president is stated flat, with no source.×1
Asserted versus attributed The electoral stakes of Sullivan's race are stated flat, and no poll is cited.×1
Asymmetric label one justice tagged by who appointed him; the other is not×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified1 true
From 44 reports we hold under this byline, at Washington Examiner. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
R Ross Guberman SCOTUSblog
No independent reading has coded a report under this byline yet. We do not infer a journalist's views from the outlet that employs them.
From 1 report we hold under this byline, at SCOTUSblog. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
W William S. Becker The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Forum framing Argues that the industry should pay and that Congress, not the courts, should decide how.×1
Opinion framing oil liability assumed; question is only who decides×1
From 7 reports we hold under this byline, at The Hill. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Abbie VanSickle The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Stakes case called landmark×1
Stakes framing Calls the case a landmark in its own voice.×1
From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
K Karen Zraick The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Measure chosen Measures the stakes as the industry's financial exposure.×1
From 2 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
J Jeremy Rozansky National Review
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Forum framing Argues that the Supreme Court alone is the right place to decide the question. This is the oil companies' position.×1
Opinion framing Supreme Court presented as the proper forum×1
From 2 reports we hold under this byline, at National Review. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 2 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3425 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only full account of the argument we hold. It has Barrett's "a little slippery", Gorsuch asking whether "nobody can sue at all", Harris answering "I think that's correct", and Alito's recusal.
Lead chosen: leads with a justice rebuking the oil companies — “Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case”
Hedge: oil companies' role hedged as alleged — “their alleged role in global climate change”
Asymmetric label: one justice tagged by who appointed him; the other is not — “Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch”
Whose voice leads: The headline leads with a justice's criticism of the oil companies, not with either side's argument. — “Amy Coney Barrett calls oil companies’ arguments ‘slippery’ in climate change lawsuit case”
Hedge: Hedges the oil companies' role in climate change as 'alleged'. — “for their alleged role in global climate change”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/475400…
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Names the plaintiffs as "the city and county of Boulder".
The Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday with a major climate case that could shape efforts by state and local governments to seek damages from fossil fuel companies over global warming. The justices will hear Suncor v. Boulder, an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder,…
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/video-clips/6129028-oil-companies-climate-damages/
SCOTUSblog
Centre estimate · not a score
SCOTUSblog 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Grand openings: what four introductions in Suncor v. Boulder show about starting a brief Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at SCOTUSblog → What we have measured Cause given as fact the postal rule is traced to Trump personally, unattributed ×1Headline is a reaction, not a ruling the loser's response is the headline; the order itself is not in it ×1Headline with no actor and no outcome the docket is the subject; neither judge nor result appears ×1Hedged or stated flat the headline states a verdict about the court's motives as fact ×1 from 174 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Calls it a "blockbuster" and names all four briefs and their lawyers, including Boulder's lawyer, Kevin Russell.
(Kevin Carter/Getty Images) When the court opens its term on Monday with the blockbuster case Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, the justices will have digested four principal briefs. They are Suncor Energy and the other energy companies’ opening brief (Kannon Shanmugam), the United States’ amicus brief supporting the energy companies (Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris), Boulder’s brief (Kevin Russell), and the energy companies’ reply. The merits question is whether federal law bars state-law claims for injuries attributed to interstate and international greenhou
Read it at SCOTUSblog → https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/10/grand-openings-what-four-introductio…
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change case Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Describes the case as an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that let the claims proceed.
The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday with oral arguments in a major climate case that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. Suncor v. Boulder is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims…
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6129056-live-updates-suprem…
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent The oil industry should pay for climate change — and Congress should decide how Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4303 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Opinion: says the industry should pay for climate change, but that Congress, not the courts, should decide how.
For more than 60 years, America’s response to global climate change has been like a hot potato passed from the presidency to Congress and the courts. Now, Congress should end the game once and for all.
Opinion framing: oil liability assumed; question is only who decides — “The oil industry should pay for climate change — and Congress should decide how”
Forum framing: Argues that the industry should pay and that Congress, not the courts, should decide how. — “The oil industry should pay for climate change — and Congress should decide how”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/6126893-congress-must-fi…
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3859 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Calls the case "a landmark dispute" over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable.
The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.
Stakes: case called landmark — “a landmark dispute”
Stakes framing: Calls the case a landmark in its own voice. — “a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/supreme-court-climate-ch…
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3859 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Measures the stakes in money: whether the industry faces "billions of dollars in liability".
The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.
Measure chosen: Measures the stakes as the industry's financial exposure. — “could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/climate/boulder-lawsuit-supreme-cour…
National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Question of Emissions Liability Finally Heads to the Right Court Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 413 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Opinion: argues the Supreme Court is the one forum that can settle the question.
Suncor comes before the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an issue only it can handle.
Opinion framing: Supreme Court presented as the proper forum — “Finally Heads to the Right Court”
Forum framing: Argues that the Supreme Court alone is the right place to decide the question. This is the oil companies' position. — “comes before the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an issue only it can handle.”
Read it at National Review → https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/the-question-of-emissions-liabil…
Checked, didn’t cover
Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Cover-up' is asserted in the report's own voice, not attributed ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it a cover-up in its own voice ×1Assertion vs attribution describes the operation as a 'violent occupation' in its own voice, with no source for the phrase ×1 from 360 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1143 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6421 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3572 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1468 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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