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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Dharna Noor

Harris is ‘perfect person’ to prosecute big oil, climate advocates say

workers in white hazmat suits and reflective vests clean up a beach
Workers clean Huntington Beach after an oil spill in California on 5 October 2021. Photograph: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

If elected president, Kamala Harris should take on the fossil fuel industry for its history of spreading climate disinformation, environmentalists say.

Forty US states and municipalities have sued big oil for allegedly spreading climate disinformation. For years, climate advocates and some lawmakers have said the Department of Justice should file a similar case.

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