A bill introduced in California’s state Legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate change, similar to current law holding utilities liable for fires started by their equipment.



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California bill would hold oil and gas companies liable for climate change-fueled damage

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California is considering a bill that would allow insurers and victims of climate-driven natural disasters to sue the oil industry for damages

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California considers letting wildfire victims sue oil companies for damages

California is considering a bill that would allow insurers and victims of climate-driven natural disasters to sue the oil industry for damages.

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California considers letting victims of natural disasters sue oil companies for damages

Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change-related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers.

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California considers letting victims of natural disasters sue oil companies

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have been blamed on factors ranging from high winds to overgrown brush to budget cuts, but Democratic legislators are pointing the finger at another culprit: the oil-and-gas industry.

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California Democrats seek to allow 'climate disaster' victims to sue oil-and-gas industry

A bill introduced in California’s state Legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate change, similar to current law holding utilities liable for fires started by their equipment. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D), who co-introduced the bill Monday, said in a statement that the bill would shift the cost burden from…

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(The Center Square) – California lawmakers proposed making fossil fuel companies liable for natural disasters by allowing natural disaster victims and insurance companies to sue them due to their alleged impact on the environment. Wildfire experts, however, say that the state’s poor water management and recent cuts to forest management are largely responsible for the state’s worsening wildfires.  Early estimates of damage and loss from the ongoi…

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change -related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers.

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Under Senate Bill 222, victims of certain disasters—including wildfires—in California would be able to sue oil and gas companies for compensation.
Authors of the new bill, sponsored by the Center for Climate Integrity and California Environmental Voters, said the bill seeks to target those “responsible for a climate disaster or extreme weather or other events attributable to climate change due to the responsible party’s misleading and deceptive …

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California Bill Would Allow Lawsuits Against Oil Companies for ‘Climate Disasters’

California Democrats unveiled a bill Monday that would allow insurers and policyholders affected by the Los Angeles fires to sue oil corporations for their ...

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California Dems Want To Sue Big Oil For Horrific LA Fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change -related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers.

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