After three and a half years of litigation, Multnomah County’s landmark climate accountability lawsuit has cleared another major hurdle. In a November 2, 2026 order, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Adele J. Ridenour rejected the fossil fuel defendants’ first round of efforts to dismiss the County’s case, allowing the lawsuit to proceed against nearly all of the defendants.
Judge Ridenour's November 2, 2026, Order on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss