ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP knew risks and ignored them, Newsom says
California has filed a major lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil companies, saying they knew as far back as the 1950s that their products are major contributors to climate change, but they misled the public and now must pay billions to help the state grapple with wildfires, droughts, sea level rise and other disasters that climate change has made worse.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP, along with the American Petroleum Institute. The 135-page lawsuit alleges that the oil companies violated product liability laws, engaged in fraudulent business practices, produced misleading advertising, violated California’s pollution laws, and created a public nuisance for decades.
increase in carbon dioxide will be sufficient to melt the icecap and submerge… coastal cities,” the lawsuit notes. In 2019, 10 California cities and counties settled a lawsuit with the makers of lead paint, saying they had known for years about the health risks of their product but covered it up. The companies — Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra and NL Industries, agreed to pay $305 million to Santa Clara, Alameda, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Mateo, Solano, San Francisco and Ventura counties; and the cities of Oakland and San Diego to address lead paint-related hazards that poison thousands of children each year.
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