Tag: American Petroleum Institute

LOS ANGELES: The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage, officials said Saturday. The civil lawsuit filed in state Superior Court in San Francisco also seeks creation of a fund - financed by the companies - to pay for recovery efforts following devastating storms and fires. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a...