Bucks County’s three elected commissioners believe Exxon Mobile, Chevron, BP, Shell, and others are to blame for deceiving the public about what they knew burning fossil fuels would do to the climate.
Bucks County sued Big Oil Monday to cover the costs of climate change and put a spotlight on the issue.The water of Houghs Creek bubbled and broke over rocks in Upper Makefield, Bucks County creating an early spring scene. One year ago, in July there was mayhem and misery there as pounding rain unleashed flooding claiming seven lives.
In a nearly 200-page filing in Common Pleas Court, Bucks County sued 14 major oil companies and their trade association, Monday, seeking damages for the impact of climate change and to bring attention to the issue.Gene DiGirolamo, the lone Republican Bucks County Commissioner argued, "climate change is real, and it’s going to impact us in negative ways the more we go on. If we don’t pay attention to this and do something about it.
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