A lawsuit by the city of Boulder that seeks to hold oil companies accountable for their purported role in climate change will continue in a lower district court. The Colorado Supreme Court said in a ruling Monday that federal law doesn’t preempt the city’s claims in the lawsuit,

The case filed by Boulder and Boulder County seeks to force the fossil fuel companies to help pay for climate-driven disasters.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit from the City of Boulder and Boulder County against energy companies Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy can move forward.