The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability - Inside Climate News Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation that would shield major polluters from legal accountability for climate change harms.

Just another Epstein-like and Trump-like effort from “conservatives” & the fossils to escape responsibility and undermine the rule of law through politics. We must not let them. #climateaction #climatemvt #climateaccountability

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Bill would empower Maryland attorney general to sue fossil‑fuel companies for alleged deception; AG recommends UCATA amendment HB 572 would authorize the attorney general to investigate and bring suits against large fossil‑fuel companies for alleged deceptive conduct that contributed to climate harms and create a restoration fund for settlement proceeds; the attorney general's office supports the intent and proposes a technical amendment to ease multi‑defendant settlements.

Maryland is taking a bold step to hold fossil fuel giants accountable for climate deception, empowering the attorney general to investigate and sue for justice!

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#MD #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicPolicy #MarylandEnvironment #ClimateAccountability

US Supreme Court to Consider Fossil Fuel Industry Effort to Circumvent State Courts US Supreme Court to Consider Fossil Fuel Industry Effort to Circumvent State Courts, Boulder v Suncor and ExxonMobil Petition

Statement from our colleague Dr. Carly Phillips: “The fossil fuel industry is desperately seeking to block the evidence of its decades of deceit from being heard in courtrooms across the country." #ClimateAccountability

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War Is Peace, Gas Is Now “Clean Energy” Secretive dark money groups are pushing states to redefine methane gas, undermining renewable energy initiatives.

And
WAR IS PEACE, GAS IS NOW CLEAN ENERGY
THE #FOSSILFUEL INDUSTRY AND #CLIMATEACCOUNTABILITY.
A wave of bills in state legislatures across the country aim to classify climate-heating #methanegas as a source of “green” or “ #cleanenergy " to prevent communities from transitioning from fossil fuels

This is the human cost of energy decisions.
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Trump admin advances bid to block Michigan climate lawsuit DOJ wants to stop Michigan from suing the oil industry over climate change before the state actually goes to court.

We applaud Michigan's bold efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its dangerous misconduct, even in the face of intimidation from the Trump administration. Affected communities deserve their day in court!
#ClimateAccountability #ExxonKnew #BigOilLies

Michigan Sues Big Oil ‘Cartel’ for Conspiring to Block Clean Energy | Center for Climate Integrity Michigan Becomes the 11th State to Take Oil Majors to Court for Climate Deception, Arguing They Violated Antitrust Laws to Limit Energy Options and Drive Up Costs

Today Michigan became the 11th state to sue the fossil fuel industry for climate deception, filing an antitrust suit in federal court against #BigOil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell, and trade association American Petroleum Institute
#BigOilLies #ClimateAccountability

Tell Your State Officials You Support Holding the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable Write today and tell your state attorney general and governor you support efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its climate deception and damages.

You can look for an action near you here:
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Even if you can't make it to an in-person event, please write to your state officials and let them know you support accountability for the fossil fuel industry: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-state...

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What to Watch in Climate Litigation in 2026 The year ahead will be a test of climate accountability.

Increasingly, this type of information is helping communities affected by climate change to hold bad actors accountable, repair and recover from damages, and limit future climate harms through mechanisms like litigation and legislation.

Learn more about key updates in #ClimateAccountability here:

What Is Attribution Science? Attribution science shows us precisely how much climate change is shaping and changing our world.

This important dataset helps us understand the quantity of heat-trapping emissions that can be traced to different state- and investor-owned companies, going all the way back to 1854. #ClimateAccountability

How the hell do these Nazi motherfuckers not understand that dismantling EPA protections will hit their own kids too? #ClimateAccountability #PublicHealthIsNotOptional #CraftersAgainstTrump

Humboldt supervisors decline to send support letter for SB 684 amid cost concerns After extended debate and public comment, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted to receive the staff report and not send a letter of support for SB 684, the 'Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act,' citing uncertainty about cost impacts on consumers and state implementation details.

Humboldt County supervisors have sparked a heated debate by opting not to support the "Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act," raising concerns over potential costs to consumers.

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#HumboldtCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #ClimateAccountability #ConsumerProtection

$250K to strengthen climate accountability in banking.

Thanks to the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (@pjmfdn.bsky.social), we’re scaling up Watchtower, our AI tool that exposes gaps between banks’ policies and practices. 💪

#ClimateAccountability #Watchtower #AIforGood

“The fundamental issue is how transnational corporations have engineered an international system of impunity that allows them to violate human rights, environmental laws and the rights of nature,” Moncayo said. #CorporateAccountability #ClimateAccountability #MakePollutersPay

Climate Change Accountability, National Governments, & Upstream State-owned Enterprises Hope & Justice Series Post 4.2

Governments have a controlling or exclusive stake in Big Producers that are accountable for 69% of CO2/CH4 pollution from oil, methane, and coal between 1940-2022. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #climatejustice #climateaccountability

The Global South Demands Climate Justice! - Stratheia Pakistan urges fair climate financing as a vulnerable nation facing catastrophic losses despite minimal contribution to global emissions.

Pakistan’s message is clear: Those who caused the climate crisis must help fix it. Justice, not sympathy. Action, not promises.
#ClimateAccountability #ClimateAction #Pakistan
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The Courts Delivered Important Climate Wins in 2025 Over the last year, communities, states and advocates have driven some of the most meaningful climate progress by turning to the court. In case after case, communities and states have secured real vic...

New from Dr. Delta Merner:
"This year climate litigation has evolved into a forward-looking strategy to secure rights, protect communities, and keep science at the center of public decision-making." #ClimateAccountability #ClimateLitigation

Exxon's next Supreme Court play Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down.

New from @emdashsanders.bsky.social: "Facing a growing number of lawsuits that could hold them liable for billions of dollars in climate damages, oil companies for the fifth time in three years are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the cases before they can reach trial." #ClimateAccountability

To stop bad stuff, set wrong right, and make things better, the three actions of justice, there must be a focus on the Big Producers of Polluting Products who are really accountable for the climate crisis. #climateaction #climatemvt #climateaccountability

War Is Peace, Gas Is Now “Clean Energy” Secretive dark money groups are pushing states to redefine methane gas, undermining renewable energy initiatives.

WAR IS PEACE, GAS IS NOW “CLEAN ENERGY”
This piece is being co-published with ExxonKnews,
A REPORTING PROJECT COVERING THE #FOSSILFUEL INDUSTRY AND #CLIMATEACCOUNTABILITY.

Climate Accountability Bill (CLIMA) | Hold Carbon Majors Accountable The Climate Accountability (CLIMA) Bill seeks to hold carbon majors accountable for their role in the climate crisis and advance climate justice in the Philippines.

Learn more about how this measure can transform climate justice from rhetoric to enforceable law – link in comments.
#ClimateAccountability #MakePollutersPay
🔗 Climate Accountability Bill www.lrcksk.org/climabill

Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence COP30 will be a pivotal moment in global efforts to limit the worst impacts of climate change and advance a just transition centering workers, communities, and Indigenous Peoples.

Ahead of the #COP30 international climate negotiations in Brazil, I decided to imagine what a COP free from #fossilfuel industry influence would look like. #ClimateAccountability blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...

WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability Large fossil fuel and cement companies are responsible for the vast majority of the emissions that science shows are driving changes in the earth’s climate.

New from Laura Peterson: "The company’s new lawsuit against CA’s agenda-setting climate disclosure laws underscores what decades of investigation & litigation have shown: ExxonMobil will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for its role in the climate crisis." #ClimateAccountability

Climate Accountability: The Antidote to Decades of Fossil Fuel Industry Deceit Who’s most responsible for our current climate crisis? The Trump administration surely deserves vocal condemnation for undermining and reversing the steps we urgently need to take to build a climate-r...

Such measures are part of a suite of urgently needed actions to advance #ClimateAccountability and a fast, fair fossil fuel phaseout. We all have a role to play in increasing pressure on #BigOil to stop lying & delaying action. Read our full set of demands for corporate climate accountability ⬇️

Decades of Deceit Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.

Today we are celebrating this win for #ClimateAccountability 👏 The fight is far from over and we need to force more #BigOil companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell to correct the public record after their decades of climate denial and greenwashing.

Big Oil’s swagger comes from one thing: a system that lets them win while everyone else pays. They’ve spent decades earning incredible profits while draining the planet. That’s why #climateaccountability matters. Lawsuits are one way we can change the rules that let them get away with it. #SueBigOil

Mass Power Forward Halloween Rally Join the Union of Concerned Scientists and allies for a Halloween-themed rally to support the Massachusetts climate superfund bill. Tuesday, October 28, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET, at the Massachusetts...

Rally with UCS & allies on Tues, Oct 28 at 11:30am at the State House to support the MA climate superfund bill, which would assess a one-time fee on the biggest fossil fuel polluters to help pay for climate change adaptation #MakePollutersPay

Don't miss the Halloween #ClimateAccountability skit! 🎃🦇

Philippine Typhoon Survivors Launch Legal Action Against Shell The case, which seeks to hold the oil major liable for climate damages, could set a global precedent for fossil fuel corporate accountability.

BREAKING: New climate case has been initiated against Shell, aiming to hold the oil major liable for damages associated with super typhoon Odette, which ravaged the Philippines in 2021

#climatelitigation #Philippines #climateaccountability

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Oregon’s Dirty Secret: PERS, PFAS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Oregon’s public dollars are meant to serve the public good — not fund pollution, corporate deception, or fossil fuel lobbyists. Join F Minus and Oregon advocates for a timely briefing on how public i...

The firm Public Affairs Counsel is working to keep retirees’ pensions invested in climate arson — while also working for the climate arsonists themselves. 🔥

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#Oregon #PFAS #Divest #ClimateAccountability

🚨 New Climate Criminal Alert 🚨
Meet Kim Koopersmith, Chairman Emeritus of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP — one of the top law firms lobbying for fossil fuel interests.
Explore her profile at climatecriminals.org 🔗
#ClimateAccountability #FossilFuelLobby #NameNames #greensky 💡