ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and ConocoPhillips are being sued by New York City over climate change, the city said today.
New York will become the first city outside of California to sue energy producers over the effects of global warming.
Suits filed in California include those from the counties of Marin Santa Cruz and San Mateo, and the cities of San Francisco, Oakland Santa Cruz and Imperial Beach.
They allege that emissions from Exxon Mobil, BP PLC, Chevron, and several other energy producers threaten their communities with sea level rise, and constitute a public nuisance.
By Peter Hayes
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