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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

‘Big oil’s negligence’: LA residents call on fossil fuel industry to pay for wildfire damages

home engulfed in flames with two trees framing it
A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles, California on 8 January. Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

As Los Angeles’s deadly wildfires continue to burn, a group of survivors is taking aim at the industry most responsible for fueling climate disasters: fossil fuels.

Residents impacted by the blazes lamented during a Thursday conference call losing their homes and communities and called for litigation and policies that could force big oil to pay for the damages. In the coming days, lawmakers will introduce legislation with that aim in mind.

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