Big Oil Lied.
People Died.
Court Rejects Fossil Fuel Defendants’ First Round of Motions to Dismiss
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.
Court Stays the Course -- Denies Defendants' Latest Attempt to Delay Justice
On May 7, 2026, the Multnomah County Circuit Court issued a significant order in Multnomah County’s ongoing litigation against major fossil fuel companies. In a decisive ruling, Judge Adele J. Ridenour denied the defendants' joint motion to stay proceedings, which sought to halt the County’s case pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision in a separate Colorado matter.
Oregon Congressional Delegation Demands Repeal of Trump Executive Order Shielding Big Oil
In a powerful rebuke of President Trump’s controversial Executive Order 14260, the entire Oregon Congressional Delegation (except one member) sent the below July 18, 2025 letter demanding that the Trump Administration rescind its April 8, 2025 directive that seeks to block state laws and civil lawsuits aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damages.