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DC Is the Latest to Sue Exxon and Big Oil for Climate Disinformation Campaigns
Series:Series:Washington, is suing the four largest investor-owned oil and gas companies — , Chevron, , and Shell — for allegedly misleading consumers about climate change, including historically undermining climate science and even now using deceptive advertising about the companies’ role in leading solutions to the climate crisis.District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine the consumer fraud lawsuit on Thursday, June 25. The claims that the four oil majors violated the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act by engaging in misleading acts and...…Series:Series:Washington, is suing the four largest investor-owned oil and gas companies — , Chevron, , and Shell — for allegedly misleading consumers about climate change, including historically undermining climate science and even now using deceptive advertising about the companies’ role in leading solutions to the climate crisis.District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine the consumer fraud lawsuit on Thursday, June 25. The claims that the four oil majors violated the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act by engaging in misleading acts and...WW…
Minnesota Attorney General Sues Exxon, Koch and API for Climate Deception
Series:Series:Minnesota has officially joined the climate accountability movement on Wednesday, June 24 of a groundbreaking against fossil fuel behemoths such as and Koch Industries and the nation’s largest oil and gas lobbying group for alleged deception on climate change.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the lawsuit at a Wednesday. The lawsuit names as defendants ExxonMobil, the (), and as well as Koch subsidiaries Flint Hills Resources and Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend. The lawsuit claims these organizations violated Minnesota consumer...…Series:Series:Minnesota has officially joined the climate accountability movement on Wednesday, June 24 of a groundbreaking against fossil fuel behemoths such as and Koch Industries and the nation’s largest oil and gas lobbying group for alleged deception on climate change.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the lawsuit at a Wednesday. The lawsuit names as defendants ExxonMobil, the (), and as well as Koch subsidiaries Flint Hills Resources and Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend. The lawsuit claims these organizations violated Minnesota consumer...WW…
In Break With Trump's EPA, Nevada Announces Plan to Cut Tailpipe Emissions
Series:Series:Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on Monday, June 22, that Nevada would be developing a policy to increase the number of zero and low-emission vehicles sold within the state.With the announcement of the initiative, Nevada is set to join 14 other states that have fully or partially adopted clean car standards identical to California’s stricter standards authorized by the Clean Air Act.Eleven states have already formalized their commitments to California’s standards, which have been threatened by the of vehicle emissions rules and the current Environmental Protection...…Series:Series:Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on Monday, June 22, that Nevada would be developing a policy to increase the number of zero and low-emission vehicles sold within the state.With the announcement of the initiative, Nevada is set to join 14 other states that have fully or partially adopted clean car standards identical to California’s stricter standards authorized by the Clean Air Act.Eleven states have already formalized their commitments to California’s standards, which have been threatened by the of vehicle emissions rules and the current Environmental Protection...WW…
Delaware Just Sued 30 Fossil Fuel Companies and the American Petroleum Institute Over Climate 'Denial and Disinformation'
Series:Series:Delaware, the home state of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, , September 10 that it is taking dozens of major oil and gas companies including , Chevron, and ExxonMobil to court over the rising costs of climate impacts such as sea level rise and coastal flooding.Like other states and municipalities suing the fossil fuel industry, Delaware says that the industry knew half a century ago about the likely climate impacts resulting from the use of its products, but instead of warning the public or changing their business model, the fossil fuel companies engaged in...…Series:Series:Delaware, the home state of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, , September 10 that it is taking dozens of major oil and gas companies including , Chevron, and ExxonMobil to court over the rising costs of climate impacts such as sea level rise and coastal flooding.Like other states and municipalities suing the fossil fuel industry, Delaware says that the industry knew half a century ago about the likely climate impacts resulting from the use of its products, but instead of warning the public or changing their business model, the fossil fuel companies engaged in...WW…
Baltimore, Rhode Island Argue They’re Suing Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Deception
At a time when fossil fuel companies are to , the governments of Baltimore and Rhode Island are calling out a “decades-long campaign of deception” by these companies in urging courts to advance lawsuits trying to hold polluters responsible for climate damages.Over a dozen of these climate liability lawsuits are currently pending, brought by cities, counties, one state, and one trade association seeking payments to help cover climate change-related costs. The lawsuits target major fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and , alleging they deliberately deceived the public...…At a time when fossil fuel companies are to , the governments of Baltimore and Rhode Island are calling out a “decades-long campaign of deception” by these companies in urging courts to advance lawsuits trying to hold polluters responsible for climate damages.Over a dozen of these climate liability lawsuits are currently pending, brought by cities, counties, one state, and one trade association seeking payments to help cover climate change-related costs. The lawsuits target major fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and , alleging they deliberately deceived the public...WW…
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