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Climate change lawsuit: What Multnomah County could get and when

by Joe English, KATU Staff

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announces that the county is suing fossil fuel companies over the deadly 2021 heat dome as she and supporters stand outside the Multnomah County Courthouse on Thursday, June 22, 2023. (KATU)

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