Honolulu officials had filed a lawsuit against the companies for an alleged decades long misinformation campaign

The supreme court has shot down the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to kill a Hawaii lawsuit, which is seeking to hold the sector accountable for an alleged decades-long misinformation campaign.

The Monday decision will allow the closely watched litigation, filed by officials from Honolulu, to proceed toward a trial. It’s a procedural victory for the wave of climate accountability lawsuits filed against oil and gas companies in recent years.