The Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 aims to prevent liability claims against energy businesses for climate change-related damages and voids state.
The Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 seeks to prevent individuals and entities from filing lawsuits against energy businesses for damages related to climate change. It prohibits any pending or future lawsuits, known as "qualified liability actions," from proceeding in either federal or state courts. The act also nullifies any state laws that impose penalties on energy businesses for climate change-related harms. The act emphasizes that the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change is exclusively a federal responsibility.
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