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New Jersey County Sues Oil Companies Over Climate Damage
Original: New Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts
Middlesex County, New Jersey, has filed a lawsuit against major oil companies, seeking to hold them accountable for escalating climate change impacts affecting the region. The case is part of a growing wave of climate litigation by US local governments aiming to make fossil fuel producers pay for damages such as flooding and extreme weather.
Why now: Communities increasingly use litigation to seek compensation from oil companies for climate-related costs.
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- New Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts · Inside Climate News
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