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October 18, 2024

New York Officials Prepare Criminal Charges Against Big Oil Companies for Fueling Climate Crisis
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New York prosecutors could soon criminally charge the oil industry for
its role in fueling the climate catastrophe. A prosecution memorandum
that has been endorsed by elected officials across New York and
published by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen reads,
"[Climate] disasters are in large part the result of reckless conduct
undertaken by major fossil fuel companies like Exxon Mobil, Chevron,
Shell, and BP that are responsible for a substantial portion of all the
global greenhouse gas emissions that have caused our planet to heat up.
… This conduct was not just amoral. It was criminal."

Forty cities and states have filed civil lawsuits against the fossil
fuel industry in recent years for causing, then covering up, the climate
crisis.


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