For decades, fossil fuel companies have been accused of misleading the public about climate change.

Now, in a groundbreaking legal decision, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and six other major oil companies must face a lawsuit from Puerto Rican municipalities.

These communities, devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, claim that Big Oil not only contributed to climate change but deliberately hid the risks for profit.

With legal momentum growing, could this case set a precedent for future climate litigation?