California Sues Five Major Oil Companies for Climate Change as Gas Prices Soar
Gas prices have increased in California at a rate more than double the national average in just the last week.

The state of California is launching a sweeping lawsuit against five of the worldâs largest oil companies, arguing that they are âresponsible for causing and accelerating climate change.â This comes as gas prices in southern California have begun to rise at the fastest rate of 2023.
The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of California at San Francisco, alleges that the five oil companies and one industry trade group have engaged in a decades-long campaign to suppress information about the causes and effects of climate change, leading to diminished standards of living for residents of the state.
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