Chicago filed a novella-length chancery lawsuit in Cook County against six of the world’s largest oil companies on Tuesday, accusing them of lying to the city — and the world — for years about fossil fuels’ potential for environmental destruction.

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1. Chicago filed a novella-length chancery lawsuit in Cook County against six of the world’s largest oil companies on Tuesday, accusing them of lying to the city — and the world — for years about fossil fuels’ potential for environmental destruction.
   The city outlined 11 claims in the complaint, including product liability, public nuisance, conspiracy, unjust enrichment, fraud and negligence.
   It says that BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, Shell and Exxon Mobil, along with their predecessors and affiliates, have known about the negative effects of fossil fuel consumption since at least the 1950s. Similar to the lies the tobacco industry once broadcast to consumers about the health impacts of their products, the city claims these oil giants and their partners have waged a decadeslong disinformation campaign to downplay those negative effects and boost their own profits.

2. I would hoot and holler sooooo loud if this actually brings just consequences to these greedy lying ass shit fucks