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USA: Delaware becomes fourth State to sue fossil fuel companies for their climate change impacts
Factory chimney smoke. Photo by: @veeterzy, via: Unsplash
The State of Delaware filed suit against 31 fossil fuel companies accusing them of deceiving the public about their contribution to climate change and damaging the state's environment.
In doing so, Delaware becomes the fourth state to sue fossil fuel companies for their contribution to climate change in the US. In this story, read media coverage of the lawsuit and download the complaint filed by the State Attorney General.