🌎 North America Apr 7, 2026 · Abrahm Lustgarten

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability

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“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability
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Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change. Fifteen laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states. Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.



A ProPublica investigation has found that most of these bills are part of a

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