Sens. Whitehouse, Reed Slam U.S. Chamber Arguments in RI Climate Case
January 04, 2020
January 04, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Ed Markey (D-MA) have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case brought by the state of Rhode Island seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for costs associated with climate change. The brief counters arguments made by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in its own amicus brief claiming that state courts should not hav . . .
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Ed Markey (D-MA) have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case brought by the state of Rhode Island seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for costs associated with climate change. The brief counters arguments made by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in its own amicus brief claiming that state courts should not hav . . .