Motherjones iconMotherjonesJul 29, 2026

Big Oil Is Getting Sued for Heat Deaths. It’s Fighting Back With an Army of Immunity Laws.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Could the oil industry be held responsible for fueling the extreme heat that led to a woman's death?

Big Oil Is Getting Sued for Heat Deaths. It’s Fighting Back With an Army of Immunity Laws.

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Could the oil industry be held responsible for fueling the extreme heat that led to a woman's death?

That's the question at the heart of a novel lawsuit in Washington state.

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Could the oil industry be held responsible for fueling the extreme heat that led to a woman's death? That's the question at the heart of a novel lawsuit in Washington state.

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That's the question at the heart of a novel lawsuit in Washington state.

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