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October 19, 2022

New Jersey Sues Oil Giants for Deceiving Public About Climate Change
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New Jersey is suing five oil and gas companies and a lobbying group for
lying about the harm caused by fossil fuels and its link to catastrophic
climate change. A lawsuit filed Tuesday names Exxon Mobil, Shell,
Chevron, BP, Conoco Phillips and the American Petroleum Institute. This
is New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

Attorney General Matthew Platkin: "They led a decades-long
disinformation campaign to confuse the public about fossil fuels and
climate change, even though the scientific consensus was secure. They
did this to avoid - specifically to avoid - a cleaner, lower-carbon
future and to preserve their market for their commodities at the expense
of the global environment, and, frankly, at all of our expense. They
also did this to stave off public opinion or government action that
could have cut into their profits."

New Jersey officials say the state is "ground zero" for climate change.
The suit comes just days ahead of the 10th anniversary of Superstorm
Sandy, which killed 38 people in New Jersey and cost an estimated $65
billion in damage in the U.S.


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