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Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death

Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death

In one of the nation's first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate, a Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother's fatal hyperthermia.

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