SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The Climate Center, a climate policy organization working to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2023: Today, before thousands of people prepare to march in both New York City and Sacramento calling for an end to the fossil fuel era, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a landmark new lawsuit against major oil corporations. According to a press release from the governor's office, California is suing Exxon, Shell, Chevr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following statement on Sept. 17, 2023: * * * Ceres President and CEO Mindy Lubber issued the following statement following remarks by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California today at the start of Climate Week NYC 2023. "In so many ways, California has b  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 18 -- Greenpeace issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2023: * * * In response to California suing major oil companies for their responsibility in driving the climate crisis, Amy Moas, Ph.D., Senior Policy Campaigner at Greenpeace USA, said: "We're thrilled to see Governor Newsom utilizing his authority to fight back against the dirtiest and most damaging industry on Earth. Big Oil needs to be held accountable for its lies, the ones that are threatening t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2023: * * * The lawsuit filed yesterday by the State of California aiming to hold Big Oil accountable for climate change related damages and the defendants' well-documented history of deceiving the public about the climate crisis marks the most significant climate suit brought against the industry so far. The lawsuit targets ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP an  more