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Court Nixes Cities’ Climate Change Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Oil Firms

BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. escaped blame for the public costs of global warming when a U.S. judge ruled that lawsuits by cities against oil companies aren’t the answer to climate change. “The problem deserves a solution …

In Reply to Cities’ Liability Suit, One Oil Firm Agrees Humans Causing Climate Change

A Chevron attorney said in court last Wednesday that the company supports scientific conclusions that humans are causing climate change, a response to a lawsuit that accuses five major energy producers of misleading the public for years about their role …

Big Oil to Face Questions on Climate Change as Cities’ Abatement Lawsuit Proceeds

Five of the world’s biggest energy producers will be questioned by a federal judge on Wednesday about climate change science, part of a lawsuit that accuses the companies of misleading the public for years about their role in global warming. …