Midway through 2026, energy is the issue of the moment. The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz , soaring gas prices , the race to build AI data centers , and intensifying competition with China all point to the same question: Who will produce the energy that powers the modern world? That question is now headed to the US Supreme Court. In a few months, the justices will hear arguments in one of the most consequential energy cases in decades, Suncor v. Boulder County. It’s one of dozens of lawsuits