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The state of California is suing the oil companies BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and ConocoPhillips and their trade group, the American Petroleum Institute, over what the state says is a long-standing pattern of deceiving the public over the risks associated with fossil fuels and causing billions of dollars in damage to communities and the environment, according to a complaint filed Friday.

The lawsuit, which was filed by the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta in San Francisco County Superior Court, claims the defendants have created a public nuisance, damaged natural resources and state property and have violated California law by misleading state residents with false advertising and misleading environmental marketing.

Several states and cities including Rhode Island, Baltimore and Honolulu have filed similar complaints against oil companies, but California is now the largest economy to file a lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry, according to a news release from Attorney General Bonta’s office.

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[–] Someguy89@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad this is happening, but it's kind of like pissing on a wildfire.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's a step that should have been taken several decades ago.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

If the end result isn't public execution of the executives who executed the extinction of earth, this means absolutely nothing.

(It will still mean nothing as the damage done is now basically irreversible and the fleeting savage joy of revenge will soon be overcome by the thick haze of the world they set on fire)

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Why not sue them for abandoned wells?

Why not make a law where to drill for a new well, you need to cap 2 abandoned wells?