4 Senate Democrats call on Garland to sue fossil fuel industry
- A group of progressive and climate-hawk Democratic senators, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to sue fossil fuel companies for allegedly misleading the public about climate change.
- The senators claim that there is evidence dating back to the 1950s of fossil fuel companies being aware of the link between carbon emissions and rising temperatures, and that they have since sought to downplay the threat of climate change.
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Democratic senators demand DOJ sue fossil fuel industry over climate change
Four Democratic senators are demanding the Justice Department sue the fossil fuel industry for its decades-long "campaign to mislead consumers and discredit climate science in pursuit of massive profits."
4 Senate Democrats call on Garland to sue fossil fuel industry
A group of senators affiliated with the progressive and climate-hawk wings of the Democratic party are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to sue fossil fuel companies for misleading the public on climate change. In the letter, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) called on the Justice…
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