Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. BP P.L.C.

ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20102
No(s). ELH-18-2357 (D. Md. Jun 10, 2019) (Hollander, J.)

A federal district court granted the city of Baltimore's motion to remand to state court its climate change case against oil companies. The city alleged it sustained climate change-related injuries from greenhouse gas pollution to which the companies had substantially contributed. The companies argu...