Vermont sued over climate change damages law
The lawsuit asks a state court to prevent Vermont from enforcing the law, which was passed last year. Golden Globe Awards 2025: See the Complete Winners List
US Chamber, oil industry sue Vermont over law requiring companies to pay for climate change damage
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused over several decades by climate change.
Lawsuit Challenges Vermont Climate Program
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued the state of Vermont in federal court last week over its Climate Superfund Act. The plaintiffs argue that the law violates both the U.
Fossil fuel industry allies sue Vermont over landmark climate law
Business groups say the law seeking payment from oil and gas companies is unconstitutional and would dictate energy policy for the rest of the country.
US Chamber of Commerce, fossil fuel lobby sue Vermont over Climate Superfund Act
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Petroleum Institute this week have sued Vermont over a landmark climate law that seeks damages for climate change from big oil companies, and is modeled after the federal Superfund program.
Vermont Is First State Sued Over 'Climate Superfund' Law (1)
A Vermont law empowering the state to charge polluters for climate change damage is unconstitutional and preempted by the Clean Air Act, the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute allege in a federal lawsuit.
Vermont secures win over oil industry in climate case
A state court rejected an effort to dismiss Vermont's claims that companies misled consumers about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.
U.S. Chamber, American Petroleum Institute sue Vermont over climate damage law
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of t
How a tiny ski area in Vermont is beating the odds to stay open
It hasn’t buckled to the unpredictable ravages of climate change or the punishing economics of ski area operation — far from ...
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Vermont attorney general’s lawsuit against oil giants advances after years of hurdles
Attorney General Charity Clark said she thinks the oil companies are “running out of tricks,” but still, the lawsuit could go ...
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Faced with lawsuits, can Vermont sustain its leadership fighting climate change?
As Calvin Cutler reports it comes as the state is also being challenged in court for not doing enough to fight climate change. Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law was based on the federal ...