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In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) were sworn into new terms in Congress last week.

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State governments increasingly engage on climate issues. In search of a new source of funding for hundreds of billions of dollars in ...

The lawsuit asks a state court to prevent Vermont from enforcing the law, which was passed last year. Golden Globe Awards ...

Vermont’s law, modeled after the federal Superfund law, requires fossil fuel companies to pay for the state’s climate-related damages dating back to January 1, 1995. The state plans to calculate the ...

Business groups say the law seeking payment from oil and gas companies is unconstitutional and would dictate energy policy ...

Vermont became the first state in the country to enact the law after it suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from ...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a oil and gas industry trade group sued Vermont over a law requiring fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.

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