NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out New York City’s effort to hold oil companies responsible for global warming, saying it’s not the judiciary’s responsibility.
U.S. District Judge John Keenan ruled Thursday. Keenan wrote that global warming is a problem best left to the other two branches of government.
The city earlier this year sued five of the world’s biggest oil companies, blaming them for global warming. It sought unspecified damages from BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil
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