https://nypost.com/2018/01/10/de-blasio ... te-change/The de Blasio administration has filed a federal lawsuit against a handful of major oil companies for their role in climate change and its impact on New York City — particularly in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, city officials said Wednesday.
That includes seeking reparations for damage and for the sky-high costs of building up the city’s resiliency for future mega-storms.
“The city seeks to shift the costs of protecting the city from climate change impacts back onto the companies that have done nearly all they could to create this existential threat,” reads the lawsuit, which was filed in the Southern District of New York.
The mayor is also calling on the various pension funds for the city to totally divest any ownership in the oil companies named in the suit...
