Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20143
No(s). SCCQ-23-0000515 (Haw. Oct 7, 2024)

The Hawaii Supreme Court held that greenhouse gases (GHGs) were "pollutants" under several insurance policies' pollution exclusions and that an "accident" included an insured's reckless conduct for purposes of a challenge against fossil fuel companies for climate change-related harms. The city and c...