Biden Urged to Back Hawaiian Cases Against Big Oil Ahead of Maui Visit
As President Joe Biden prepares to visit Maui next week amid Hawaiian wildfires that have prompted a federal disaster declaration, he faces fresh calls to declare a national climate emergency and support a pair of local lawsuits against the planet-wrecking fossil fuel industry. The lawsuits against Big Oil were filed in 2020 by Oahu’s City and County of Honolulu as well as Maui County — where a...