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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico yesterday filed a lawsuit that seeks to hold major oil and gas companies — including BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and Total — accountable for deceiving the public about climate damages caused by their products and make them pay for associated damages.
Richard Wiles, president of the Center for Climate Integrity, released the following statement: “Puerto Rico has paid a terrible price for Big Oil’s climate lies, and now officials are taking necessary action to hold these corporations accountable and make polluters pay for damages they knowingly caused.
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