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Judge rules that nine major companies lied to the public about their deadly impacts: 'Fraudulent marketing scheme'

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Nine oil companies, including Exxon , Chevron , and Shell , may face a lawsuit in Puerto Rico based on an accusation that they suppressed clean energy initiatives and misled the public about the dangers of the changing climate.

Puerto Rico's 16 municipalities in 2022 filed a federal lawsuit against a dozen dirty fuel companies, accusing them of a "fraudulent marketing scheme" The U.S. Supreme Court declined their bid to stop the lawsuit.

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