US EditionNew Jersey among states that want to make oil companies pay for climate disasters
- A lawsuit in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, targets major oil companies, demanding financial compensation for alleged climate change contributions.
- The lawsuit argues that oil companies misled the public about emissions' role in climate change, inflating fossil fuel demand.
- Professor Donald Kochan noted that proving direct causation from emissions to damage is challenging for plaintiffs.
- Critics argue that lawsuits are on shaky legal ground due to a 2011 Supreme Court ruling that supports oil companies' compliance with regulations.
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Critics: Climate change lawsuits on tenuous legal grounds
(The Center Square) – A flurry of lawsuits have been filed around the country in recent years attempting to make oil and gas companies pay for the costs of climate change. But critics of these lawsuits say that they are…
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Climate disasters are on the rise. These states want to make oil companies pay.
Anna Schlobohm de Cruder stands for a portrait in March amid the remains of her Altadena, Calif., home, which was destroyed in the Eaton Fire early this year. California is among the states considering bills that would force fossil fuel companies to pay recovery costs for climate disasters. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)For many California residents, the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year were the latest and most searing example of the devastati…
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