Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
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Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and dam…
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Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and dam…
Lawmakers hope the landmark policy will force the biggest fossil fuel companies in the world to compensate Vermont for damage wrought by climate change.
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state
A new law in Vermont — the first of its kind in the U.S. — will require fossil fuel companies to pay for a share of the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature late Thursday. Maryland, Massachusetts and New York are considering similar measures.
the law would require fossil fuel companies to contribute to a superfund that will be used to help the state adapt to climate change and develop more resilient infrastructure.
