California sues Chevron, Exxon, Shell, others for public deception on climate change
Publishing timestamp: 2023-09-18 11:56:36
Summary
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies and a trade group for their alleged decades-long deception about the correlation between fossil fuel production and climate change. The lawsuit claims that the intentional cover-up has delayed the public's response to climate change and caused significant damage. This lawsuit is part of a larger wave of climate litigation against oil companies and could have significant financial implications for the defendants.
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