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Maine Joins States Suing Big Oil to Recover Costs of Climate Change ‘Deception’

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has filed suit in state court against Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco, and the American Petroleum Institute for allegedly “deceiving Mainers for decades about the role of their fossil fuel products in causing climate change.” …

Charleston, South Carolina Sues Big Oil Companies Over Climate Change Costs

Charleston is now the first city in the American South to sue major oil companies in an attempt to hold them accountable for the “daunting” costs of climate change, city officials announced Sept. 9. The 24 defendants in the city’s …

2 Small Players Settle in Louisiana ‘Big Oil’ Coastal Flooding Suit

Two of the smaller players in a New Orleans area flood board’s lawsuit against the oil industry over damage to the state’s coast have agreed to a settlement. An attorney for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East said the settlement …

Louisiana Flood Authority Challenges Law Blocking ‘Big Oil’ Lawsuit

A south Louisiana flood authority is fighting a new state law aimed at retroactively killing a lawsuit filed last year over coastal damage attributed to oil and gas drilling. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East argues in federal court papers …