2 Tribes File Climate Change Claims In Washington State Court

(February 13, 2024, 11:29 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and the Makah Indian Tribe of Washington, two federally recognized Indian tribes, have filed nearly identical complaints against several of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, alleging that the companies’ efforts to mislead the public about the dangers of fossil fuel products have accelerated the harmful effects of climate change, which have in turn damaged the tribes’ people and land....