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San Diego supervisors back attorney general's legal effort against major oil companies; vote 4-1
Summary
The county Board of Supervisors voted 4to—1 to support Attorney General Rob Bonta's legal action holding major fossil-fuel companies accountable for climate-related harms; Vice Chair Tara Lawson Reimer led the item and Supervisor Anderson voted no.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted on Sept. 10 to support the California Attorney Generalin efforts to hold major oil companies accountable for harms tied to fossil-fuel production and misinformation about climate risk. The boardvote was 4to—1, with Supervisor Anderson casting the lone no vote.
Vice Chair Tara Lawson Reimer, who sponsored the item, told the board that fossil-fuel companies have been a primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions and that litigation could create funds to finance climate mitigation and adaptation in California. "The oil industry has been one of the largest perpetrators of climate change and these climate-inflicted harms," Lawson…
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