Overview
- Reporters found Republican-led states advancing copycat measures, with 15 laws passed or under debate in 11 states, to limit liability for greenhouse gas emissions.
- At an American Legislative Exchange Council summit, operatives laid out the plan and offered prewritten bills and funding to help lawmakers pass them.
- The campaign runs through groups connected by staffing or funding to Leonard Leo, including The 85 Fund and CRC Advisors.
- Consumers' Research helped draft and promote the bills, received more than 65 percent of its 2024 funding from DonorsTrust, and paid CRC Advisors about $670,000 that year.
- Critics warn the measures would block cities and counties from seeking compensation for climate harms, citing Boulder County’s case against Exxon Mobil and Suncor as an example.