"Oregon County Sues Major Gas Provider For Allegedly Sowing Climate Doubt"

"Complaint against NW Natural, the state’s biggest provider, marks first time a utility faces climate deception charges"

"Oregon’s most populous county has sued the state’s biggest gas provider for allegedly sowing climate doubt, marking the first time a utility has faced charges of climate deception.

Last year, Multnomah county sued 17 fossil fuel companies and interest groups for allegedly deceiving the public about the climate crisis. The lawsuit came two years after a record-shattering heat dome killed 69 people across the county.

Research shows the climate crisis greatly exacerbated the 2021 temperature surge. Oil and gas companies, which fuel global warming, should pay climate damages, the lawsuit argues."

Dharna Noor reports for the Guardian October 8, 2024.