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Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Karen Zraick
Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

© Michael Hanson for The New York Times

Roger Worthington in a garden adjacent to his brewery in Bend, Ore.
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Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Karen Zraick
The lawsuit aims to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for a heat wave in Portland five years ago. The industry says the case should be thrown out.

© Michael Hanson for The New York Times

Richard Schechter, a lawyer for Multnomah County in Oregon, addressing the judge in court on Wednesday.
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