Federal Hawaii Climate Change Suit Dismissed Without Prejudice In Altered Judgment

( July 9, 2026, 8:59 AM EDT) -- HONOLULU — A federal judge in Hawaii altered, but did not amend, a judgment dismissing a lawsuit from with prejudice to without prejudice that was filed by the United States over the state’s threat to sue fossil fuel companies for their alleged liability for contributing to climate change, thus removing a barrier that prevented the government from filing a new action....