Residents of an Alaskan village threatened by an eroding coastline have lost an appeal in a closely watched case against some of the biggest oil producers in the world.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on September 21 found that the village of Kivalina could not recover money damages from ExxonMobil Corp., BP America Inc., Chevron Corp. and other energy companies for greenhouse gas emissions that the plaintiffs said threaten the destruction of their northwest Alaskan coastal homes.
