California Sues Big Oil Companies for Allegedly Deceiving Public About Climate Change Risks

California filed a lawsuit against major oil companies like Exxon and Shell, accusing them of deceiving the public about climate change risks.
The lawsuit seeks to make the companies pay for damages from climate-fueled storms, fires, and other disasters.
Oil companies are accused of knowing since the 1960s that fossil fuel emissions would warm the planet but denied and downplayed the risks.
The lawsuit argues the companies mounted a disinformation campaign to discredit climate science and disputes climate change risks.
California joins similar lawsuits filed by states and cities seeking to hold oil companies accountable for alleged deception on climate change impacts.

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