Louisiana banned lawsuits that blame oil and gas companies for climate change — using language copied word-for-word from Oklahoma's law. It's the latest in a wave of similar bills moving through Republican states.

A bill signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday mirrors other laws passed in red states amid a national effort to ban climate lawsuits against oil and gas companies.

  • PunnyName@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    One big problem: if enough states so this, there could be incentive and precedent for it to become a federal law in the future.