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A letter from Oregon's congressional delegation requesting the repeal of Executive Order 14260, which they argue illegally undermines the sovereignty of states and localities to pursue tort cases against oil and gas companies for climate deception and pollution.

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  • The authors argue that Executive Order 14260, 'Protecting American Energy from State Overreach', is an illegal attempt to prevent states and local jurisdictions from using state common law theory to hold polluters responsible for the costs of climate change.
  • The delegation highlights that Oregon has suffered from the climate crisis through specific extreme weather events, including the Pacific Northwest heat dome and increased catastrophic wildfires.
  • The letter asserts that the federal government has no role in the tort cases brought by states against oil and gas companies, as these are civil cases arising from state common law.

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Center for Climate Integrity (2025). orcongdelreplyeoclimate-6d3b01ca30f76344.pdf. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/OrCongDelReplyEOClimate.pdf
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Center for Climate Integrity. orcongdelreplyeoclimate-6d3b01ca30f76344.pdf. 2025. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/OrCongDelReplyEOClimate.pdf.
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{{cite press release |author=Center for Climate Integrity |title=orcongdelreplyeoclimate-6d3b01ca30f76344.pdf |date=18 July 2025 |url=https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/OrCongDelReplyEOClimate.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@misc{centerforclimateintegrity2025orcongdelreplyeoclimate6d3b01ca30f76344pdf, author = {{Center for Climate Integrity}}, title = {{orcongdelreplyeoclimate-6d3b01ca30f76344.pdf}}, publisher = {Center for Climate Integrity}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/OrCongDelReplyEOClimate.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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