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 ...

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 ...

At least 1,400 people across the region died as a result of that month’s extreme weather – but it’s one in particular, Juliana Leon, who is now making headlines. Why? Because her daughter ...

As an unusual heat dome sent temperatures in the Pacific Northwest soaring to 108 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28, 2021, Juliana Leon pulled her car over and rolled down the windows, overwhelmed by ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...