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Democratic Governors Push Congress to Reject Oil-Company Lawsuit Shield as Supreme Court Climate Case Looms

7/4/2026

Ten Democratic governors, led by California's Gavin Newsom, Minnesota's Tim Walz, and Illinois's J.B.

Pritzker, have formally urged Congress to reject the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026, arguing the legislation would transfer the financial burden of climate-related damages from fossil fuel companies onto taxpayers.

The move escalates a multi-front battle over climate litigation just as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a landmark case this fall involving ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.

What the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act Would Do Introduced in April by Sen.