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Lawsuits against big oil companies are on the rise, with environmental organizations, indigenous communities, and researchers pushing for accountability for climate-related harm, leading to groundbreaking legal theories and victories.
A paper published in Harvard Environmental Law Review argues fossil fuel companies have been “killing members of the public at an accelerating rate.” It says oil giants’ awareness their pollution could have lethal consequences solidly fits within the definition of homicide.