Published: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Baltimore storm damage. Photo credit: Associated Press
A Baltimore street collapsed into a sinkhole after severe storms and flooding ripped through the city in 2014. The city is suing oil companies in an effort to make them pay for damages related to climate change. Associated Press
The outcome of a Supreme Court battle between Baltimore officials and Big Oil over climate change impacts could reverberate in courtrooms across the country, legal experts say.
As the high court deliberates its ruling in
BP PLC v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, a host of other lawsuits aimed at holding the fossil fuel industry liable for the local effects of global warming are slogging through preliminary procedural battles. The Supreme Court s decision has the potential to further delay or derail those cases.
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U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach talks with supporters during a campaign rally in Marshall back in August. In a Thursday Facebook post, Fischbach said the violence at the U.S. Capitol is âunacceptable.â
MARSHALL Â Area legislators and local political party officials were united in condemning the actions of protesters who stormed into the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.
“There is no room for violence, no matter what your group,” said Minnesota state Rep. Chris Swedzinski on Thursday.
“I believe in the right of people to peacefully protest,” said Sen. Gary Dahms. “But I think what happened yesterday, that got out of hand.”
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