Litigation against fossil fuel companies over the costs of climate change is heating up, posing a new threat to the industry.

Since 2017, U.S. cities, counties, and the state of Rhode Island have sued companies such as ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, and Chevron on the basis that they sold products that cause climate change while misleading the public about the associated harms.

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