Colorado Exxon Suit Shows Climate Concerns Not Unique to Coasts

摘要

Most cities suing oil companies over the impact of climate change want help paying for walls to protect against rising sea levels. And then there's Boulder, Colo.The politically liberal town known as the gateway to the Rocky Mountains, joined by two counties in the same neck of the woods, said Colorado's economy depends on snow, water, and cool weather when they accused Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. of "causing and exacerbating climate change" in a state-court lawsuit filed April 17.