California’s Suit Against Oil Firms Bolsters Climate Efforts, Advocates Say

California’s new nuisance lawsuit against major oil companies is expected to bolster similar pending climate litigation, say environmentalists, who are highlighting the state’s large population and geography as well as the fact that the Golden State is the only oil-producing state to take on the petroleum industry over climate-related damages. “California’s decision to take Big Oil companies to court is a watershed moment in the rapidly expanding legal fight to hold major polluters accountable for decades of climate lies,” said...