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As New York Takes Exxon to Court, Big Oil’s Strategy Against Climate Lawsuits Is Slowly Unveiled

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But Tillerson's appearance was just one of several recent watershed moments for efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its dominant role in causing climate change. Tags: #ExxonKnew ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) rex tillerson New York Attorney General Mandy Gunasekara climate liability

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Chicago Takes Big Oil to Court, Adding Another Heavyweight to the Fight

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The 1995 heat wave was a “watershed moment,” said Daniel Horton, who leads the Climate Change Research Group at Northwestern University.