investigate<\/a> the utility for false advertising.<\/p>\nThe amended complaint also <\/strong>names the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine \u2013 a non-profit that environmentalists have long said spreads climate denial \u2013 marking the first such suit against the group.<\/p>\nThe original complaint was also the first to target the multinational consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which has long worked with big oil.<\/p>\n
Multnomah county is one of two dozen cities, counties and states across the US that have filed charges of climate deception against the fossil fuel industry. It seeks $50m in damages from the 2021 heat dome and additional $1.5bn for future climate damages.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re already paying dearly in Multnomah County for our climate crisis \u2013 with our tax dollars, with our health and with our lives,\u201d the county chair, Jessica Vega, Pederson said in a statement. \u201cGoing forward we have to strengthen our safety net just to keep people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Source: www.theguardian.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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