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"US lawmakers in two red states are attempting to shield the fossil fuel
industry from climate liability.
In Oklahoma, a newly introduced bill would bar most civil lawsuits against oil
companies over their role in the climate crisis, unless plaintiffs allege
violations of specific environmental or labor laws. A similar proposal in Utah
would block lawsuits over climate-warming emissions, unless a court finds the
defendant violated a statute or permit.
“I think anyone in America who breathes the air around them and also believes
in corporate accountability ought to be very concerned about these types of
end-runs against accountability,” said Jay Inslee, the former governor of
Washington state and a former trial attorney.
The proposals appear designed to prevent parties in either state from joining
the growing wave of US climate accountability litigation, which has seen more
than 70 states, cities and local governments sue major oil companies for
allegedly misleading the public about climate risks.
The
Guardian has contacted the bills’ sponsors for comment."
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