Big Oil’s Priority in 2026 Is Shielding the Industry From Climate Lawsuits
One of the U.S. oil lobby’s top priorities for 2026 will be trying to put an end to the growing number of state laws and lawsuits that could make fossil fuel companies pay billions for their role in the climate crisis. The plans to “protect” oil companies from “abusive state climate lawsuits” were laid out in a policy agenda from the American Petroleum Institute, the largest oil and gas trade…