Two California Democrats unveiled a bill Monday that they said would allow insurers and policyholders affected by the Los Angeles fires to sue major oil corporations for their alleged role in the disaster.

State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would create a pathway for Californians affected by fires, floods and other climate disasters to sue fossil fuel companies for damages. The bill would also let insurers do the same to recover costs.

Oil industry officials say the bill is ‘nothing more than a political opportunity. We need real solutions to help victims in the wake of this tragedy,

California lawmakers introduced a first-in-the-nation bill Monday to create a clear legal pathway for individuals and insurance companies to sue oil companies for damages after fires like the ones that destroyed whole neighborhoods in Los Angeles this month.

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have been blamed on factors ranging from high winds to overgrown brush to budget cuts, but Democratic legislators are pointing the finger at another culprit: the oil-and-gas industry.

Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change -related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers. The proposal claims that the oil industry intentionally deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels on climate change that now have

Two Democratic California state senators on Monday will announce a proposal allowing the victims of natural disasters and insurance companies to sue the oil industry for damages based on their impact on the environment.

California State Senator Scott Wiener says that the oil industry should be liable in a natural disaster because oil companies intentionally deceived the public about the risk of fossil fuels.

California's bill aims to alleviate the financial burdens on victims of such disasters and insurance companies by allowing them to sue the oil industry to recoup their losses.