Speaking of Which: Oil Companies Sued Over a Death During 2021 Pac NW Heat Wave

The daughter of a woman who died of “overheating” has filed a groundbreaking wrongful death lawsuit against seven major oil and gas companies in Washington State, alleging that their actions led to her mother’s death during a historic heatwave in June 2021.

The lawsuit, considered the first of its kind in the United States, specifically targets ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, and Olympic Pipeline Company.

The New York Times reviews the case, and of course, its coverage makes the fossil fuel companies look like polluting villains.

Numerous independent investigations, including recent inquiries by Congress, have revealed that many major oil companies and their trade groups spread disinformation about climate change and worked to hold back the clean energy industry...