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Texas lawmakers move to weaken Clean Air Act, shield fossil fuel companies from climate suits

Members of Congress in Texas and Wyoming tout the bills as protecting energy security, but critics say they’re corporate handouts that will cost taxpayers billions and harm human and environmental health.

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Members of Congress from Texas and Wyoming introduced bills recently that would grant fossil fuel companies sweeping legal immunity and shield energy producers from stricter compliance with the Clean […]

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