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flag Chicago sues BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and API for allegedly contributing to climate change and running a climate deception campaign.

flag Chicago has filed a lawsuit against five major oil and gas companies (BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell) and the American Petroleum Institute for their alleged role in contributing to climate change and its effects, accusing them of mounting a "climate deception campaign" to protect their profits. flag This makes Chicago the latest in a series of government bodies taking legal action against fossil fuel distributors over climate change impacts on cities and states. flag Similar actions have been taken by cities in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico since 2017.

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