NW NATURAL CUSTOMERS SUE NW NATURAL
While we were preparing this email, another lawsuit was filed against NW Natural – by its own customers. The suit argues that customers seeking to make “green” choices were misled by NW Natural, and claims that rather than reduce emissions, the “renewable natural gas” programs are actually leading to growth in methane pollution. Plaintiffs also allege that the utility was double counting “emissions reductions,” telling customers that their money was being spent to reduce emissions, while simultaneously claiming the investments as part of their state mandated decarbonization program.
As we saw this week, the climate crisis is accelerating at a devastating rate and fossil fuel companies like NW Natural are unequivocally to blame. We must do everything in our power to hold them accountable. These lawsuits are important steps in the right direction.
READ ALL ABOUT IT
If you’d like to read more media coverage, check out these pieces on the County lawsuit from the New York Times, the Guardian, OPB, the Oregonian, Politico, DeSmog, and Street Roots, and these on the customer lawsuit from OPB, the Oregonian, and KOIN.
In solidarity against NW Natural,
The Breach Team
