A new wave of climate change lawsuits

Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 9 a.m.

After years of paying to recover from massive natural disasters, cities and states want to send the bill to who they see  as the main culprits of climate change: big oil companies. POLITICO’s Alex Guillen, on why lawsuits against fossil fuel giants are racking up nationwide, and which court may take up these cases. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Alex Guillen covers the EPA and environmental issues for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.