Climate Changed
Big Apple Sues Big Oil Over Climate Change
- Suit hopes to build on claims against asbestos, tobacco, paint
- New York seeks to pin global warming costs on oil industry
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New York City’s effort to hold oil and gas producers responsible for costs related to the environmental effects of their products faces an uphill battle as it tries to stretch current law to address climate change.
The biggest city in the U.S. sued BP Plc, Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., and Royal Dutch Shell Plc claiming they’re the world’s largest industrial contributors to climate change. Several California municipalities, including San Francisco and Oakland, previously brought similar cases.