Climate disasters are on the rise. These states want to make oil companies pay.
April 1, 2025
ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: Anna Schlobohm de Cruder stands for a portrait at the remains of her home which was destroyed in the Eaton Fire on March 20, 2025 in Altadena, California. She is planning to rebuild. The Eaton Fire killed 17 people and destroyed around 9,000 structures, approximately 6,000 of which were homes. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
For many California residents, the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year were the latest and most searing example of the devastating effects of climate change. Some estimates have pegged the damages and economic losses from the fires at more than $250 billion.
