‘A surrender to special interests’: alarm as Utah shields fossil-fuel companies

<p>New legislation comes amid push from big oil, as critics warn polluters’ profits prioritized over Americans’ health</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/utah">Utah</a> has made it nearly impossible for residents to hold <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/fossil-fuels">fossil fuel</a> companies legally accountable for climate damages in a move one advocacy group described as putting “profits for the biggest polluters over communities”, with other states expected to follow suit.</p><p>The new state legislation comes as part of a push from big oil and its political allies – including groups tied to rightwing impresario Leonard Leo – for legal immunity in red statehouses and Congress, with a goal of winning state and federal legal immunity similar to the liability waiver <a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/frequently-asked-questions-gun-industry-immunity/">granted to the firearms industry</a> in 2005.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/utah-fossil-fuels-legal-shield">Continue reading...</a>