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Pushing DOJ to Act, Sanders Says Big Oil Must Pay for ‘Extraordinary Damage It Has Caused’

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a press conference on May 4, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pushing DOJ to Act, Sanders Says Big Oil Must Pay for ‘Extraordinary Damage It Has Caused’

“Like the tobacco industry before them, the fossil fuel companies’ actions represent a clear violation of federal racketeering laws, truth in advertising laws, consumer protection laws, and potentially other laws.”

By JAKE JOHNSON, Common Dreams

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday reiterated his call for the Biden Justice Department to take legal action against the fossil fuel industry, arguing that oil companies have violated a range of federal laws in their campaigns to mislead the public about climate change.

“Like the tobacco industry before them, the fossil fuel companies’ actions represent a clear violation of federal racketeering laws, truth in advertising laws, consumer protection laws, and potentially other laws,” Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote in an op-ed for MSNBC. “The Justice Department must hold them accountable.”

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