23 April 2021 7:56 GMT Updated 23 April 2021 7:56 GMT
New York City on Thursday sued supermajors ExxonMobil, Shell and BP and the top industry trade group in state court, arguing that the companies are misrepresenting themselves by selling fuels as cleaner and advertising themselves as leaders in fighting climate change.
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The lawsuit comes after a federal appeals court this month rejected the city s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of harm caused by global warming.
The lawsuit said ExxonMobil Corp, BP, Shell and industry group the American Petroleum Institute (API) have systematically and intentionally misled consumers through fuel sales at branded stations as cleaner and emissions-reducing while not disclosing climate impacts.
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April 22 (Reuters) - New York City is suing three major oil companies and the top industry trade group in state court, arguing that the companies are misrepresenting themselves by selling fuels as cleaner and advertising themselves as leaders in fighting climate change.
The lawsuit comes after a federal appeals court this month rejected the city s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of harm caused by global warming.
The lawsuit filed on Thursday said Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell and industry group the American Petroleum Institute have systematically and intentionally misled consumers through fuel sales at branded stations as cleaner and emissions-reducing while not disclosing climate impacts.
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The latest lawsuit comes following a federal appeals court’s rejection of a previous suit earlier this month that was filed in 2018 against BP, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Exxon and Shell. In that suit, the city tried to have the companies held liable for the cost of the effects of global warming they produce.
“The defendants in our lawsuit have spent millions to persuade consumers that they present a clean, green choice. But they don’t,” New York City Corporation Counsel James Johnson told Reuters.
Exxon spokesperson Casey Norton told Reuters, “These lawsuits have no merit and do nothing to advance meaningful efforts that address climate change. We support global efforts from policymakers, companies and individuals to develop real solutions.”
420 Stockholm Street in Bushwick with State Attorney General Letitia James (Google Maps, Getty)
New York City’s chief lawyer and the state’s attorney general have joined a nonprofit housing corporation’s fight over ownership of a multifamily building in Brooklyn.
RiseBoro Community Partnership is appealing a court decision that blocks it from taking ownership of 420 Stockholm Street in Bushwick, The City reported.
SunAmerica Housing Fund, a subsidiary of insurance giant AIG, invested in RiseBoro’s 29,000-square-foot affordable housing building through the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in 1999. SunAmerica received a tax break for its investment, which helped fund RiseBoro’s renovation of the property.
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