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Environmentalist sound alarm as the fossil-fuel industry seeks legal immunity
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Nearly 200 environmental groups urge Congress to reject potential industry attempts to obtain immunity from climate lawsuits.
Fossil fuel companies have vied for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years .
States and municipalities have brought more than 30 lawsuits accusing big oil of intentionally covering up the climate risks of their products.
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English
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66
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short-lived
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