Oregon's Multnomah County Sues Big Oil for a Devastating 2021 Heat Wave

“This lawsuit is about accountability and fairness, and I believe the people of Multnomah County deserve both. These businesses knew their products were unsafe and harmful, and they lied about it,” said Jessica Vega Pederson, Multnomah County chair, in a statement. “They have profited massively from their lies and left the rest of us to suffer the consequences and pay for the damages. We say enough is enough.”

Read more at: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/06/oregons-multnomah-county-sues-big-oil-for-2021-heat-wave/

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Oregon county sues oil, gas companies including Exxon, Shell, Chevron for deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome