Big Oil should not be above the law.

Big Oil companies have knowingly fueled “catastrophic” climate damages for decades — but they lied about the danger to protect their profits. Now, as communities are taking action to make polluters pay, the fossil fuel industry is lobbying lawmakers for blanket immunity from any laws or lawsuits that could hold Big Oil accountable.

The Threat

  • Oil and gas lobbyists

    are urging Congress to give fossil fuel companies total legal immunity from any laws or lawsuits that could hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis.

  • The American Petroleum Institute

    — the largest oil and gas lobbying group in the U.S. — announced that stopping state climate lawsuits and climate superfund laws is one of their top legislative priorities in 2026.

  • U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY)

    said on February 11, 2026 that she is “working with my colleagues in both the House and Senate to craft legislation tackling both these state laws and the lawsuits.”

  • Sixteen Republican attorneys general

    even proposed a game plan for how the Trump administration could help create a “liability shield” for fossil fuel companies — modeled on the shameful 2005 law protecting gun manufacturers from lawsuits.

  • State-level immunity bills

    for the fossil fuel industry have already been introduced in Utah, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Tennessee as part of the larger coordinated effort to strip communities of their right to take Big Oil to court.

Take Action

Use these resources to fight back and demand NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL. 

Sign and Share the Nationwide Petition

Urge Congress to oppose immunity for Big Oil. Use the toolkit to share with your networks.

Sign the Petition

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Sign the National Letter

If you represent an organization or if you hold state/local elected office, sign the national letter urging Congress to oppose immunity for Big Oil.

Sign the Letter

Contact Your Member of Congress

5 Calls and the Union of Concerned Scientists have easy-to-use tools to help you make a call or send an email to your member of Congress.

Send an Email

Make a Call

Letters to the Editor

Sierra Club has an easy-to-use LTE tool to help you write a letter to your local paper.

Write Your Letter

Spread the Word on Social Media

Use our social toolkit to share posts and graphics calling for action.

Social Toolkit

Pass a Municipal Resolution

Work with your local city, county, or organization to enact a draft resolution calling on Congress to oppose immunity for Big Oil.

How to Pass a Resolution

Sample Resolution Language

Dig Deeper

Spread the Word

A legal shield for Big Oil would force the rising bill for climate damages onto taxpayers and set a harmful precedent that protects corporations instead of communities. Congress must NOT give Big Oil a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Use these posts to share widely and urge action.