Cumberland backs lawsuit against oil companies

Cumberland has become the ninth community in B.C. and the third on Vancouver Island to become part of a class-action lawsuit being established against “Big Oil” — or international oil companies — aimed at recovering the costs of adapting to climate change.“In our wastewater project alone, the climate adaptations that we needed to make is over a million dollars for us,” she said. “We’re a small community and we can’t afford to pay that, neither can our residents.

In addition, a declaration calling for additional local governments to participate has more than 11,000 signatures and the overall campaign has been endorsed by more than 40 organizations.

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Cumberland backs lawsuit against oil companiesFiona Koza of West Coast Environmental Law said 70 American cities and states have already filed class-action lawsuits against oil companies, but the one developing in B.C. would be the first in Canada.
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