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 California Sues Oil Giants, Claiming Decades of Deception

> The civil case, filed in superior court in San Francisco, is the latest and most significant lawsuit to target oil, gas and coal companies over their role in causing climate change.

> Seven other states and dozens of municipalities have filed similar lawsuits in recent years. But the #California lawsuit immediately becomes one of the most significant legal challenges facing the #fossilfuel industry.

https://archive.fo/2023.09.16-034759/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/business/california-oil-lawsuit-newsom.html

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