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New Jersey Lawsuit Takes Aim At 5 Oil, Gas Companies For Denying Climate Change Exists

20 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from The Week

"The 200-page civil suit says the companies, as well as a petroleum trade association, have knowingly lied to New Jerseyans about the existence and impact of climate change and the length at which the fossil fuels they have helped to burn worsen the planet.

"...lawsuit names Exxon Mobil, Shell Oil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, and the American Petroleum Institute...

"This lawsuit will seek administrative penalties, compensatory damages, natural resource damages, and punitive damages."

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