Natural Resources Defense Council, Amicus Curiae
Founded in 1970, the Natural Resources Defense Council is an international environmental advocacy organization with more than 3 million members. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 3, 2026. Throughout their opening brief, petitioners incorrectly state that greenhouse gas emissions cannot be traced to their sources, and that the climate change harms affecting Boulder cannot be attributed to those sources. In doing so, they improperly — and erroneously — prejudge whether Boulder’s claims will succeed on the merits, an issue not before this court. As a scientific…