Bonta says he has brought claims of public nuisance, destroying natural resources, deception and falsification against Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP and Bay Area's ConocoPhillips and Chevron.
He also brought claims against their biggest lobby, the American Petroleum Institute. The lawsuit would force these companies to fund recovery efforts on the state's major weather events. California has seen historic wildfires, extreme drought and record-high temperatures Bonta says was a factor of climate change.
"What we saw was evidence of a decades-long campaign of deception that was damaging and destructive," Bonta said. "It was caused by big oil, who knew this day would happen and these results would happen, and they lied about it, while they profited."In a statement, the American Petroleum Institute said:
"This ongoing, coordinated campaign to wage meritless, politicized lawsuits against a foundational American industry and its workers is nothing more than a distraction from important national conversations and an enormous waste of California taxpayer resources.""This industry has been giving with one hand and taking with the other," said Shoshana Wechsler, co-coordinator of the climate advocacy group, The Sunflower Alliance. "We need to move away from fossil fuels today.
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