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Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects communities in calamitous ways: rising seas; increased storm severity, frequency and duration; disruption of the hydrologic cycle (such as extreme heat, extreme precipitation,...

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Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects communities in calamitous ways: rising seas; increased storm severity, frequency and duration; disruption of the hydrologic cycle (such as extreme heat, extreme precipitation,...

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sheredlingllp avatarSher Edling@sheredlingllp·

"So it's my obligation as a representative of the residents of this very vulnerable coastal land we live on to not only plan for the financing of resilience infrastructure, but also to hold these companies accountable for their actions," Pittman added.

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CLIMATE: Md. county sues Big Oil over costs of warming

A coastal Maryland county yesterday sued fossil fuel interests over their role in causing climate change and its effects, joining the burgeoning clima...

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sheredlingllp avatarSher Edling@sheredlingllp·

“Filing this suit is about protecting our taxpayers and businesses from the growing fiscal impacts of climate change,” County Executive Steuart Pittman said in a statement. #ClimateLitigation

Exxon, BP Targeted in New Climate Case from Maryland County

A Maryland county is taking BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp., and other companies to court over their role in climate change, the latest in a steadily growin...

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AACoExec avatarCounty Executive Steuart Pittman@AACoExec·

#AnneArundel County has filed a suit in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to hold more than two dozen fossil fuel companies accountable for costs that our county is incurring to survive the consequences of climate change.

Headlines - Anne Arundel County Files Suit to Protect Taxpayers from Fossil Fuel Industry-Caused Damage from Climate Change  | Anne Arundel County, MD

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Browse recent coverage of our cases, clients, practice areas and other timely, relevant issues.

N.Y. town sues 3 companies over PFAS contamination

December 1, 2020

The town of Hempstead sued 3M, DuPont, and Chemours to recoup costs associated with water contamination by “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Maui’s fossil fuel lawsuit can feel like ‘David versus Goliath’

November 7, 2020

“Our County,” a column from Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino, discusses county issues and activities of county government. 

We must protect Delawareans from the fossil fuel industry’s damage, deception

September 15, 2020

Op-ed co-authored by Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin.

Charleston sues ‘Big Oil’ for flooding in SC Lowcountry caused by global warming

September 9, 2020

Charleston, South Carolina’s largest city, is the first in the South to file such a lawsuit, joining a growing list of West Coast and Northeastern cities and states.

Big Oil Loses Bid to Rehear California Cities’ Climate Cases (1)

August 12, 2020

California cities sued to cover costs of climate damage.

Local Groups Pause Tijuana Sewage Lawsuits, But Solutions are Still Far Off

July 8, 2020

The EPA’s recent promise of $300 million to tackle border sewage issues appears to be cooling tempers and providing a pathway toward resolving a problem that’s existed essentially since the drawing of the current border.

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