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George Washington once stood in the 242-year-old Maryland State House in Annapolis, which is now threatened by flooding exacerbated by climate change. A new lawsuit from the city blames the fossil fuel industry.
Maryland’s Capital City Joins a Long Line of Litigants Seeking Climate-Related Damages from the Fossil Fuel Industry - Inside Climate News
Annapolis, Maryland’s historic capital, is home to the State House where George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the ...
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"We're looking at a price tag of almost $100 million," Guild said at today's briefing. "And that's just the tip of the melting iceberg, if you will." #climatelitigation
CLIMATE: Annapolis sues oil companies over costs of warming
Maryland's capital is suing 26 oil and gas interests over their decadeslong contribution to — and alleged deception about — the dangers of climate...
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.@gavin4annapolis tells reporters of the city's lawsuit against fossil fuel firms filed last night: "This lawsuit is not trying to solve climate change. It is designed to help Annapolis survive climate change." cc: @EENewsUpdates
NEWS: Annapolis is the latest city to join the climate liability fray, suing 2 dozen+ oil cos. and the American Petroleum Institute
Exxon, Chevron Targeted by Annapolis in Latest Climate Case
Maryland’s state capital is taking aim at oil and gas companies in the latest effort to hold the industry liable for the impacts of climate chan...
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"Fossil fuel companies knew the danger, concealed their knowledge, and reaped the profits. It is time we held them accountable.” #climatelitigation
Annapolis sues 26 oil and gas companies for their role in contributing to climate change
The suit was filed Monday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court and names some of the biggest names in the fossil fuel industry, including ExxonMobil, ...
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