Multnomah County sues fossil fuel companies for nearly $52 billion over heat dome
Multnomah County sues fossil fuel companies for nearly $52 billion over heat dome
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Multnomah County sues fossil fuel companies for nearly $52 billion over heat dome
Multnomah County is seeking nearly $52 billion in damages and future costs for climate adaptation in a lawsuit that filed Thursday against more than a dozen fossil fuel companies to hold them accounta...
I suspect this lawsuit doesn't have much chance of winning. But:
- the attorneys are apparently taking it on contingency, so no cost to taxpayers
- the more lawsuits against big oil, the better the chance that one will eventually win
- just rolling over for the people destroying the planet doesn't seem like a winning strategy either
[Image description: Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson speaks at a press conference June 22, 2023, announcing the county's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies in Portland, Oregon.]