This fall, the high court will hear arguments from Big Oil companies seeking to escape accountability for their climate lies. Despite holding significant investments in the oil and gas industry, Justice Alito hasn't recused—an "indefensible breach of ethical boundaries," say gov't watchdogs.

Along with 29 other organizations, we called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Justice Alito's failure to recuse from an oil case where he could profit from its outcome. Senator Durbin said the letter reiterates why the Supreme Court needs to be more transparent with the public.

Serious question: Why is the Trump administration fighting so hard to help Big Oil escape the courtroom?

Watchdog groups say the Senate Judiciary Committee should investigate Justice Alito's refusal to step back from a case against Big Oil companies in which he has multiple "conflicts of interest." Alito "recused himself from a 2023 petition in the same case .... He did not explain his reversal."

Despite broad support, bills in California and Hawaiʻi aiming to protect residents from the financial toll of Big Oil’s climate lies have failed after heavy industry lobbying. "We look forward to continuing to support communities in their efforts to build a fairer system," said @iylas.bsky.social.

Big Oil is asking Congress to shield them from any laws or lawsuits that could hold them accountable for fueling the climate crisis. Congress must reject this request. "We shouldn’t be shielding Big Oil—we should be shielding communities from climate harms," said @edmarkey.bsky.social.

No industry should be above the law—especially not one as powerful, polluting, and deceptive as Big Oil.

Cases in Hawaiʻi, Oregon, and Washington will continue moving forward as Big Oil prepares to plead its case before the Supreme Court this fall. 👏 “[T]he eventual outcome of the Boulder appeal is too uncertain to justify a stay that would halt the litigation," wrote a Hawaiʻi state court judge.

Big Oil is tossing “everything but the kitchen sink” at hiding the evidence of its climate lies, but Minnesota is pressing on. "I look forward to getting this in front of a jury," said @ag.state.mn.us. "If (the defendants) are telling the truth, then they should want to get in front of a jury too."

Let's be clear—the only "opportunities" created by our continued reliance on volatile, dirty fossil fuels are more short-term profits for Big Oil, and less money and stability for literally everyone else.

Has your member of Congress said they'll oppose immunity for Big Oil? Make your voice heard at www.noimmunityforbigoil.org

As more cases seeking to hold Big Oil accountable for decades of climate deception move closer to trial, the industry, "backed by Republican officials, has mounted a counteroffensive to try to shut all of these efforts down," writes @danad1012.bsky.social. Communities deserve their day in court.

Hey, Shell—there's no profit on a dead planet. 😑

In the latest win for communities, a Washington state court has ruled that lawsuits filed by two Pacific Northwest Tribal governments against ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and other oil majors can advance toward trial. 👏

We know that burning fossil fuels is heating our planet. New research reveals “a long-overlooked link” between producing plastics from fossil fuels and climate change. "In ocean areas where plastic gets caught in spinning currents," the heating impact "is particularly pronounced," the study found.

“Big Oil has long known of the danger it poses to our democracy and to our climate, and we need to protect our ability to hold these companies accountable. We shouldn’t be shielding Big Oil—we should be shielding communities from climate harm,” said Senator Ed @markey.senate.gov.

Yesterday the Trump Department of Justice sued Minnesota to stop its climate deception lawsuit against some of the world’s most powerful fossil fuel interests. The DOJ filed the lawsuit at the *exact* moment the case was cleared to move into discovery, after 6 years of procedural purgatory.

Chicago is known for its wind. But now climate change is bringing more extreme heat, flooding, and massive fluctuations in Lake Michigan's water levels—changes that are overwhelming the city. These damages have already cost the city billions, and Chicago now wants Big Oil to help pay the bill.

The Trump admin is suing Minnesota for trying to enforce its consumer protection law against Exxon, Koch, and the American Petroleum Institute. Almost exactly 2 years ago, Trump promised oil execs favors in exchange for campaign donations

The Trump administration's efforts to stop climate deception lawsuits against Big Oil have "fallen flat" with federal judges. That's because the arguments are “worthy of 4 Pinocchio's, if not an SNL skit” said one legal expert.

🚨BREAKING: Trump's Department of Justice is suing Minnesota to stop its consumer fraud lawsuit against Exxon, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute from going forward. If Big Oil corporations have done nothing wrong, why are they so terrified of facing a jury?

🚨 The Trump admin is suing Minnesota to stop the state's climate deception lawsuit against Exxon, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute from going forward. “This is a desperate effort to shield the architects of Big Oil’s decades-long climate deception from facing accountability.”

🚨 An Exxon and Koch-funded project at Antonin Scalia Law School is hosting 150 judges to give them a "healthy skepticism" of the science used in climate lawsuits. Meanwhile, Big Oil's attack dogs claim that nonpartisan programs to provide judges with peer-reviewed climate science are biased.🙃

Big Oil’s scheme to get the courts to shield the industry’s ability to pollute for free and greenlight the destruction of our planet continues.

🚨 An Exxon and Koch-funded project at Antonin Scalia Law School is hosting 150 judges to give them a "healthy skepticism" of the science used in climate lawsuits. Meanwhile, Big Oil's attack dogs claim that nonpartisan programs to provide judges with peer-reviewed climate science are biased.🙃

NEW: On April 28, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused environmental law scholars of bias, conspiracy and colluding to influence the U.S. judiciary. The next day, free-market conservatives kicked off a multiday climate skepticism event for more than 150 judges.

We agree! Learn more and take action at www.noimmunityforbigoil.org

Gas prices are at record highs. Energy bills are through the roof. Home insurance rates are skyrocketing. Worsening droughts, hurricanes, floods, and fires are pushing more U.S. cities to the financial brink. Meanwhile:

Big Oil knew decades ago that burning fossil fuels could lead to "globally catastrophic" climate change—but chose to lie. Now the bill for climate change is coming due, and Big Oil needs to help pay it.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has taken roughly $5 million in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry over the course of his career. Now he’s pushing a federal bill that would shield Big Oil companies from any laws or lawsuits seeking to hold them accountable for fueling the climate crisis. 🙄

Minnesota’s consumer fraud case against ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute, and Koch Industries is moving toward trial. 🙌 This victory comes as Republican lawmakers are proposing federal legislation that would shield Big Oil from climate lawsuits before they can reach trial.

I really enjoyed talking to @emorwee.bsky.social about why Big Oil is scared of the courtroom and wants to be above the law forever. Visit www.noimmunityforbigoil.org to learn more and take action to protect our right to hold Big Oil accountable.

Minnesota is closer than ever to putting ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute, and Koch Industries on trial for lying about the climate harms of fossil fuels.👏 "Minnesotans have a case to be made, and we deserve our day in court,” said @ag.state.mn.us. "Onward to discovery and trial.”

Big Oil is asking Congress for legal immunity. But the question always come back to this: If these corporations have done nothing wrong, why do they need it?

As farmers, homeowners, and businesses struggle to recover from more frequent and costly climate disasters, Big Oil is “enjoying soaring profits and an estimated $34.8 billion a year in federal subsidies.” 😑 Congress must not give Big Oil a get-out-of-jail-free card.

When a climate disaster hits, who pays? 🤔 “In the same way that we look to hold oil companies responsible for oil spills or workplace accidents,” says @samlmontano.bsky.social, “I think the approach of looking to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for climate damages makes a lot of sense.”

Leaders in Illinois’ largest county just passed a resolution to oppose giving Big Oil corporations legal immunity. 👏 Big Oil's climate lies have resulted "in significant costs to the public," said Cook County Board Commissioner Bridget Degnen. "You break it, you buy it."

If you've heard about the coming Super El Niño, the collapsing AMOC, nationwide drought in the US, melting permafrost, crop failures, or skyrocketing insurance rates, you probably thought: "Golly, I sure hope the oil companies who did all this and lied about it will be OK!" Well, not to worry:

Lawmakers who have taken 9.5 million in donations from Big Oil now have a bill to shield the industry from climate laws & lawsuits nationwide. Here's what the bill could do, including preventing states from regulating emissions at all. with @levernews.com www.exxonknews.org/p/this-new-b...

Rising energy prices. Rising home insurance premiums. Rising climate adaptation and disaster recovery costs—the list goes on. The climate crisis is fueling an affordability crisis, and Big Oil corporations should pay their fair share of the damages they knowingly caused.

@mikemeno.bsky.social notes, “What’s really scary to think about is the bad behavior that fossil fuel companies have engaged in over the years. How much worse do we think their behavior will get when they’re given that sort of get out of jail free card?”

Ted Cruz is the #1 lifetime recipient of fossil fuel money in the entire U.S. senate, receiving over $1 million from the oil and gas industry in the 2024 cycle alone Now he's proposed a bill to give the fossil fuel industry lifetime legal immunity from climate lawsuits

Republican lawmakers have introduced sweeping legislation in the House and Senate to put Big Oil above the law. The bills would "slam the door on holding fossil fuel polluters accountable," said @schumer.senate.gov. "Polluters should pay for the climate damage they caused, not taxpayers."

Big Oil's objective is clear: take away the public's right to hold them accountable for anything, ever. “Every elected official who cares about the interests of their constituents more than those of corporate polluters should oppose this disgraceful proposal,” says @govjayinslee.bsky.social.

Big Oil corporations are raking in millions every hour—while fighting to avoid paying for the trillions in climate damages they knowingly caused and sticking everyday Americans with the bill. 😑

In 1968, scientists briefed the American Petroleum Institute on the potential impacts of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels. Their report projected that atmospheric CO₂ could reach 400ppm by 2000, causing “serious world-wide environmental changes.” Last year, Earth’s CO₂ levels surpassed 430 ppm. 😑

Republican lawmakers have introduced sweeping legislation to put Big Oil above the law. The bills would dismiss existing climate accountability lawsuits and prohibit new legal action against the fossil fuel industry, forcing all of the costs of climate change onto everyday Americans.

Republicans know they are about to lose the House and are trying to give Big Oil its holy grail: legal immunity from any futures actions that would hold the industry responsible for the climate crisis it knowingly caused and is making worse every day. climateintegrity.org/news/view/br...

Your daily reminder that Congress works for us, not the fossil fuel industry.

"The average American homeowner isn’t responsible for this climate chaos; why are they the ones picking up the tab for the billions of dollars of damage it leaves in its wake?" @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-...