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Minnesota’s Big Oil suit faces final hurdle before discovery: Trump’s intrusion
Minnesota faces a pivotal legal moment in its six-year lawsuit against major oil companies over climate deception, with the Trump administration intervening to block the state case. The federal government argues the lawsuit threatens national energy policy, while Minnesota and climate advocates claim it aims to hold oil companies accountable for misleading the public about climate impacts.
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