Baltimore Mayor, City Council Sue Fossil Fuel Producers Over Climate Change

(July 23, 2018, 1:17 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — The mayor and city council of Baltimore on July 20 sued 14 producers of fossil fuels in Maryland state court, contending that the companies knew since the 1960s that the use of the products causes climate change, which causes sea levels to rise and increases the risk of damage to the city’s infrastructure (Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. BP Plc, et al., No. n/a, Md. Cir., Baltimore City)....

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