Climate Changed
Judge Tosses City Climate Change Lawsuits Against Big Oil
- San Francisco jurist says solution needed on ‘more vast scale’
- BP, Exxon, Chevron backed by President Trump on dismissal bid
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BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. escaped blame for the public costs of global warming when a U.S. judge ruled that lawsuits by cities against oil companies aren’t the answer to climate change.
“The problem deserves a solution on a more vast scale than can be supplied by a district judge or jury in a public nuisance case,” U.S. District Judge William Alsup wrote Monday in dismissing complaints by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, California.