Vermont is going to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage
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 damage from other extreme weather.
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![FILE - A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt. 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, Thursday, May 30, 2024, after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file) A sign that reads " North Vermont 14," bent to one side and emerging a large puddle of brown water on muddy, flooded streets. A man rides green tractor in the background.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7221092.1717179417!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/climate-superfund-vermont.jpg)
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 damage from other extreme weather.