Climate activists want energy companies charged with mass murder. A new civil suit blames them for hyperthermia death of ...

At 65, Juliana Leon was driving home from a medical appointment in Seattle on June 28, 2021, a day when the temperature peaked at 108° Fahrenheit (42.2° Celsius).

Less than two years later, on June 28, 2021, Juliana Leon—a poet and mother, known by her friends and family as Julie—was doing just that. Julie was driving home from a doctor’s appointment ...

In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Misti Leon is suing several oil and gas companies in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking ...

In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Author: ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press ...

Business Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon.

Uncredited In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Misti Leon is suing several oil and gas companies in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death ...

In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Misti Leon is suing several oil and gas companies in one of the nations first wrongful-death claims seeking to ...