About time.The state of Minnesota on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute (API), Exxon Mobil Corp and Koch Industries for what it called a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about climate change.
The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges by states, cities, and citizen groups targeting fossil fuel companies for their role in global warming. It is also the first naming the API, the nation's main oil and gas industry lobby group, as a defendant.
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They have deep pockets. And they own a whole lot of policy and lawmakers.Attorney General Keith Ellison said the state believed the API, Exxon and Koch violated Minnesota laws barring consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices and false advertising.
The complaint alleges the companies and industry body "strategized to deceive the public" about climate science to protect their business interests and accused them of a "multi-pronged campaign of deception" conducted during the last 30 years.
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At least 15 other plaintiffs, including states, cities and youth and citizen groups, have filed similar lawsuits against the oil and gas industry, including Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. In December, Exxon prevailed in a case brought by New York that accused the oil major of failing to disclose the financial risks of climate change to investors.
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