cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/14335558
When scientific studies showed that the extreme temperatures were caused by heat domes, which experts say are influenced by climate change, county officials didn’t just chalk it up to a random weather occurrence. They started researching the large fossil fuel companies whose emissions are driving the climate crisis—including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron—and sued them.
Now, 11 months after the suit was filed, Multnomah County is preparing to move forward with the case in Oregon state court after a federal judge in June settled a monthslong debate over where the suit should be heard.
You are absolutely correct. Not to mention that – considering only normal operation – coal plants release more uncontained radioactivity into the environment. (I’m VERY aware of the caveat that I specified “normal operation” and “uncontained”, before anyone brings it up.)