Cumberland backs lawsuit against oil companies

  • 📰 timescolonist
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 10 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 7%
  • Publisher: 75%

Sverige Nyheter Nyheter

Sverige Senaste nytt,Sverige Rubriker

Fiona 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.

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.

 

Tack för din kommentar. Din kommentar kommer att publiceras efter att ha granskats.
Vi har sammanfattat den här nyheten så att du kan läsa den snabbt. Om du är intresserad av nyheterna kan du läsa hela texten här. Läs mer:

 /  🏆 15. in SE

Sverige Senaste nytt, Sverige Rubriker