Climate accountability deserves its day in court
For years, lawyers working for the fossil fuel industry have done everything in their power to keep state courts from weighing the factual evidence in climate accountability cases. During just the past decade, our communities have lost roughly $1.5 trillion in damages from extrem.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from The Hill says: For years, lawyers working for the fossil fuel industry have done everything in their power to keep state courts from weighing the factual evidence in climate accountability cases. During just the past decade, our communities have lost roughly $1.5 trillion in damages from extrem.
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- Primary source: The Hill
- Published: Jun 25, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Disasters & Weather
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