A bill introduced in California’s state legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate change, similarly to current law holding utilities liable for fires started by their equipment.

Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change -related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers. The proposal claims that the oil industry intentionally deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels on climate change that now have

A newly proposed California state law would create a new pathway for victims of wildfires and insurance companies to sue oil companies over climate change.