CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A lawsuit filed by the City of Charleston attempting to hold two dozen fossil fuel companies accountable for the costs associated with adapting to climate change was dismissed by a federal judge on Wednesday.

The city sued 24 "big oil" companies in 2020, alleging they engaged in a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about the environmental harms caused by their products.

"Instead of warning us, they covered up the truth and turned our flooding problems into their profits," then-Mayor John Tecklenburg said at the time.

The initial complaint stated that the city suffered harm as a result of these companies' actions, including more frequent flooding events, hotter temperatures, and increased costs on capital projects to address sea level rise.

It was the

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