Can Big Oil Grease The Courts?

<div> <p>The war in Iran has essentially closed the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil transfer point, sending oil prices<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/oil-prices-iran-war-trump-wti-rcna263397"> over $100 a barrel </a>with the potential to go even higher. And yet, the odds of the Trump administration suddenly pivoting to invest in renewable energy are <a href="http://theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/05/donald-trump-hatred-renewables-us-falling-behind-world">pretty much zero</a>. Last year, the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/climate/supreme-court-boulder-climate-lawsuit.html">submitted a brief</a> urging the Supreme Court to take up a case that could limit cities' and states' ability …