Key Facts

• A Colorado woman, Tawnya Somauroo, lost her home to a wildfire.
• She has spent nearly five years rebuilding and protecting her neighborhood from future fires.
• Wildfires have become more frequent due to climate change.
• Somauroo believes that fossil fuel companies should share the costs of wildfire damage.
• The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments about the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry for climate change.
• The case is part of broader Supreme Court hearings that also include immigration and gun rights.
• Homeowners currently bear the cost of repairing damage and making neighborhoods safer.
• The legal question is whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for climate-related harm.