#New Yorkers could sue Big Oil and other polluters for climate ‘negligence’ under Myrie bill
“New Yorkers could sue Big Oil and other polluters for climate ‘negligence’ under Myrie bill” A Brooklyn Democrat is taking aim at fossil fuel companies over climate change with a proposed bill that critics say might help lawyers more than Mother Earth. The new legislation introduced by State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn) would allow people…