Judge presiding over Big Oil climate change lawsuit reveals connection to plaintiff's eco lawyers

The top Hawaii state judge presiding over a high-profile case between Honolulu and oil industry has presented at events hosted by a group with ties to plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

"With growing public concern about climate change and stasis on the issue in Congress, groups pressing for climate action are seeking a way forward through the courts," the group states on its website. "As the body of climate litigation grows, judges must consider complex scientific and legal questions, many of which are developing rapidly." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"Our shared vision is to make available to federal, state, and local judges the basic science they need to adjudicate the climate litigation over which they preside."