Multnomah County goes after big oil for heat dome deaths, files lawsuit
Multnomah County goes after big oil for heat dome deaths, files lawsuit
Multnomah County is blaming some of the largest oil companies in the world for the 2021 heat dome that killed dozens of people. On Thursday, it filed a lawsuit against the companies, saying it plan…
I'm here for this. Fuck these societal leeches, they're privatizing the profits and leaving the losses and damage for us to deal with.
These lawsuits are counterproductive distractions from advancing international policy solutions.
This is what some Chevron slimeball lawyer says about it. Is this not just a thinly veiled threat? "if you sue us for destroying your environment, we might just decide to not stop destroying it."
Glad to see the action being taken. The courts lean fairly conservative and environmental justice has a poor record in court but I’m glad to see the shot being taken rather than a collective shrug for the pain suffered.