“The climate crisis is already costing us money today,” said county chair Jessica Vega Pederson. “We are not looking for a payout. We’re looking to be paid back.”
PORTLAND, Ore. —
Multnomah County has filed a lawsuit seeking billions in damages from 17 of the largest fossil fuel companies over the 2021 heat dome.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, alleges that the companies and trade groups played a substantial role in creating the conditions that lead to Portland seeing record-setting temperatures over the course of three days in June of 2021.
Temperatures peaked at 116 degrees in Portland, more than 40 degrees
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