WASHINGTON - A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies seeking more than $51 billion over the 2021 "Heat Dome," one of the United States' deadliest weather-related disasters.
Multnomah County, which encompasses the state's most populous city Portland, said combined historic carbon pollution from use of the companies' products -- and their decision to mislead the public about their impacts -- was a big factor in exacerbating the heat wave.
