rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-california-congressmembers-no-immunity-for-big-oil?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-california-congressmembers-no-immunity-for-big-oil' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Oil & Gas Action Network (OGAN) https://actionnetwork.org/groups/oil-and-gas-action-network-ogan https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/default_facebook_images/000/199/933/original/OGAN_Horizontal_logo_-_1230px_w.png?1697570309 As climate disasters like wildfires, floods, and heatwaves grow more extreme, communities around the country are seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable. The State of California and eight local municipalities in California are currently suing Big Oil companies for climate damages. Big Oil companies have known for decades the harm their products would cause to the global climate, yet have continued to lie to the public and policymakers to delay climate action for their profit. Write today and demand your members of Congress explicitly reject the Trump administration's efforts to shield the fossil fuel industry from legal liability. Today, one in four people in the United States live in a state, territory, or municipality that is suing major fossil fuel corporations to hold them accountable for climate deception and the massive resulting harms. In California, there is a groundswell of support for a climate superfund law, which would require the corporations responsible for the most climate pollution to pay their share for the growing costs to protect public infrastructure from climate-driven damages. Now, fossil fuel companies are trying to escape accountability for the damage they have caused. Just weeks after meeting with the CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevron, and other oil and gas corporations, President Trump signed an executive order targeting states' rights to make polluters pay through litigation and legislation. Then, the Trump Department of Justice filed unprecedented lawsuits against states that had plans to take legal action against the fossil fuel industry, and against states that have passed climate superfund laws. Members of Congress must stand up to these overreaching actions that aim to intimidate local elected officials. Your Congress representatives need to hear from you: They must reject efforts to shield the fossil fuel industry from facing legal and legislative consequences for its role in the climate crisis. Want to have more impact? Make your letter personal. More than 50 percent of Congress members report that form emails into their offices have some or a lot of influence over their position on an issue. But 92 percent report that individualized email letters have some or a lot of influence! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-california-congressmembers-no-immunity-for-big-oil