The National Association of Counties is calling on Congress to reject efforts to prevent municipalities from suing the oil and gas industry over climate change.
The association — which represents more than 3,000 counties across the U.S. — adopted the resolution at its annual conference earlier this month.
“Access to the courts is a tool in our toolbox, and we’re simply saying, ‘Don’t take this away from counties,'” said Brigid Shea, the commissioner from Travis County, Texas, who sponsored the resolution.
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The move comes months after a coalition of environmental groups told congressional Democrats they had reason to believe the fossil fuel industry would seek to immunize itself against climate change lawsuits.
