"A ProPublica investigation has found that most of these bills are part of a coordinated effort, orchestrated by a constellation of groups that share staff or have funding ties to the prominent conservative activist Leonard Leo."
"The effort, as ProPublica explains it, is a response by the energy oligarchs to state lawsuits demanding that they pay for the damage done by the climate crisis and by the industries that buried what they knew about it in order to make a buck."
"The strategy to establish state laws that will make it all but impossible to sue oil and gas companies was laid out in detail by a group of lobbyists and political operatives in December, during a panel presentation at the annual States and Nation Policy Summit."
Leonard Leo is linked to a coordinated effort by conservative groups to pass laws shielding oil and gas companies from legal accountability for climate change damage. Fifteen laws are either passed or debated in 11 states, undermining public tools for holding corporations responsible. This initiative is a response to state lawsuits demanding compensation for climate crisis damages. The strategy was detailed during a panel at the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual summit, highlighting the collaboration between lawmakers and corporate interests.
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