As Big Oil Fights Climate Lawsuits, Congress Urged to Resist Lobbying for Liability Shield

As Big Oil Fights Climate Lawsuits, Congress Urged to Resist Lobbying for Liability Shield

“Big Oil is openly asking Congress for a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card because fossil fuel companies are desperate to avoid facing the evidence of their climate lies in court," said one critic.

Big Oil declares war on climate lawsuits

Illustration by Tess AbbotSubscribe for free to receive more climate accountability reporting.One of the U.S. oil lobby’s top priorities for 2026 will be trying to put an end to the growing number of state laws and lawsuits that could make fossil fuel companies pay billions for their role in the climate crisis.The plans to “protect” oil companies from “abusive state climate lawsuits” were laid out in a policy agenda yesterday from the American P…