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Recently, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of 16 children who sued the state for violating their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment” by not curbing greenhouse gas emissions. (Credit: Parradee/Adobe Stock)California legislation introduced on Jan. 27, 2025, would give victims of natural disasters a private right of action to sue oil and gas companies for damages related to climate-change driven losses, a legal avenue that the bill’s author said is needed following the devastating LA County fires.
SB 222 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would also create a direct cause of action for insurers to recover their coverage payouts from fossil fuel producers. Additionally, the bill calls on the administrators of California’s insurance-of-last-resort program, the FAIR plan, to sue Big Oil for claims payments submitted by customers if an expert determines the benefits of such litigation would outweigh the costs.
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