‘Goes Beyond The Limits’: Judge Throws Out Blue City’s Climate Case Against Oil Giants
BP Urged To Cut Investing In Clean Energy.
NICK POPE
CONTRIBUTOR
July 11, 2024
A judge tossed out Baltimore’s climate lawsuit against major energy corporations on Wednesday.
Judge Videtta Brown of the Baltimore City Circuit Court ruled Wednesday to throw out the city’s lawsuit seeking to hold major oil companies — including British Petroleum (BP), Chevron and ExxonMobil — liable for climate change and an alleged effort to deceive the public about the environmental damage they knew their products would cause. Brown wrote that the lawsuit “goes beyond the limits of Maryland state law” in her ruling.
Baltimore’s litigation was one of many similarly-styled lawsuits against major oil companies being pursued by Democratic jurisdictions, including Minnesota and San Francisco. Like others, Baltimore argued that the oil giants should compensate the city for the effects of climate change.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/11/baltimore-climate-lawsuit-tossed-oil-companies/
