High-tax states are running out of things to tax, so they resort to lawsuits - American Thinker

So they resort to lawsuits to get more money since they can't print it. Lawyers are some of the biggest Democrat supporters. - Jack Hellner 

"People and businesses are moving out of Illinois, New York and California because of their far-left policies...

• Lawyers are some of the biggest Democrat supporters.

Chicago is now suing oil companies for their supposed damage to the climate.

Mayor Johnson, City Of Chicago Sues Oil And Gas Companies For Climate Deception

Taxpayer protection, climate justice at heart of complaint.

These lawsuits have been going on for a while. 

Six years ago New York sued oil companies for the same thing:

New York City sues Big Oil for allegedly misleading consumers about climate change

The City of New York has filed a lawsuit in state court against Exxon Mobil (XOM), Shell, BP (BP), and the American Petroleum Institute for allegedly misleading New York consumers about the role their products play in climate change and for allegedly “greenwashing” their practices to make them seem more eco-friendly than they are....