The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, seeks to hold major fossil fuel companies accountable for the hundreds of millions of dollars in costs it will take to relocate their community to higher ground and protect their people, property, and heritage from the “existential threats” of climate change, including rising seas and floods.
“These oil companies knew their products were dangerous, yet they did nothing to mitigate those dangers or warn any of us about them, for decades. Now we are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to relocate our community to higher ground and protect our people, our property, and our heritage. These companies need to be held accountable for that.”
Charlene Nelson
Shoalwater Bay Chair
Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66
Climate
Public Nuisance, Products Liability: Failure to Warn
