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> This is ridiculous case - lets sue sugar manufacturing for making sugar,

Didn't we do exactly that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugary_drink_tax

This is also done for other things like having tobacco companies or alcohol companies finance health care and treatment programs.

Actually, for oil companies that is not even new. They usually pay quite a bit to account for the local damage they cause to the environment, so adding global damages as well seems very reasonable.

The only weird thing is why Oakland and SF are suing and not, say the federal government or the UN.