| Local Electeds, Groups Urge Democratic Leaders to Block Big Oil Immunity During Lame Duck Nearly 400 state and local elected officials from 30 states and the District of Columbia and more than 500 groups are urging Democratic leaders in the House and Senate to fight any effort during the lame duck session to shield fossil fuel companies from climate accountability laws and lawsuits. 'We're urging you to protect our right to hold Big Oil accountable and reject any proposal that would shield fossil fuel companies from the legal and legislative efforts communities across the country are advancing to make polluters pay for the damage their climate lies and pollution has caused,' the officials said in a letter sent yesterday to the offices of Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries. |
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