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Annapolis and Anne Arundel Co. (MD) climate deception lawsuits REMANDED. ". . . this Court joins the majority of federal district and circuit courts around the country to conclude that these state law claims for private misconduct belong in state court."
https://www.sheredling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-29-150-Memo-of-Opinion-re-Remand.pdf
"[County Counsel] Washington said the costs associated with the contamination are huge, including testing and monitoring for PCBs, infrastructure to capture the chemicals in runoff, and more frequent street sweepings, to name a few."
Marin County sues Monsanto over alleged PCB contamination
Marin County, along with several of its municipalities, have filed a lawsuit against biotech giant Monsanto alleging polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) co...
www.cbsnews.com
"The Co. of Marin...has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto and two other companies to hold them accountable for PCB contamination in their communities, and in San Francisco Bay, and for the enormous costs they will incur to remove those contaminants."
https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2022/cc-pcb-filing-090922
"According to Thursday’s analysis, properties with a collective assessed value of $108 billion could be affected by the end of the century, based on current emissions."
Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades
Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres — and 650,000 privately-owned buildings — by 2050, according to an analysis published Thursday.
www.washingtonpost.com
"Wednesday’s decision marked the latest appeals court to rule that state court is the proper venue for such lawsuits, . . . It was the sixth such appeals court ruling this year to keep climate cases by states and cities in state court."
Oil Giants Must Face Climate-Liability Suits in States, Appeals Court Rules
In a setback for companies such as Exxon, Chevron and Shell, the decision is the sixth this year to find that climate lawsuits should play out in stat...
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