Newsom, Walz urge Congress to block anti-climate bill in their ‘woke’ crusade

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Newsom, Walz urge Congress to block anti-climate bill in their ‘woke’ crusade
Walz, Newsom and Pritzker urge Congress to reject the bill as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the Boulder ExxonMobil case
Ashley J. DiMella By Ashley J. DiMella Fox News
Published July 4, 2026 7:00am EDT
 
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Top Democratic governors, including Minnesota's Tim Walz, California's Gavin Newsom and Illinois's J.B. Pritzker are urging Congress to reject legislation that would shield oil and gas companies from climate-related lawsuits, arguing taxpayers should not bear the costs of pollution.

"Communities all across our nation, in red states and blue states, have suffered and face staggering costs from fires, floods, storms, and heat waves that, according to scientists, are becoming more destructive as a result of the burning of fossil fuels," reads a letter penned by 10 Democrat governors.

The top state leaders, along with Democrat attorneys general, are pushing Congress to reject the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026, arguing it would protect oil and gas industries by granting immunity from lawsuits at the expense of taxpayers. Republicans argue the bill protects American energy from lawsuits that could bankrupt the industry, lead to job loss and drive up the cost of electricity and gasoline.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-walz-urge-congress-block-anti-climate-bill-woke-crusade

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Top Democratic governors, including Minnesota's Tim Walz, California's Gavin Newsom and Illinois's J.B. Pritzker are urging Congress to reject legislation that would shield oil and gas companies from climate-related lawsuits, arguing taxpayers should not bear the costs of pollution.

"Communities all across our nation, in red states and blue states, have suffered and face staggering costs from fires, floods, storms, and heat waves that, according to scientists, are becoming more destructive as a result of the burning of fossil fuels," reads a letter penned by 10 Democrat governors.

I guess they didn't get the memo. Carbon Dioxide is plant food, not pollution.

Feed a squadron of lawyers a few million, impose some sort of tax/fine/surcharge on oil companies and their products, and it won't change the climate one bit, just make things more expensive for everyone.

These guys run their states like... well, the Congress runs our national budget, maybe even worse. They are just looking for another way to suck money out of the people's pockets.