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Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Vermont is the first state to require fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damage after suffering extreme weather.
Governor Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without signing it.
The American Petroleum Institute opposes the law, expressing concerns over retroactive costs and liability for prior legal activities.

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NBC News

Vermont becomes first state to mandate that fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages

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.

10 months ago·United States

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Salon

Vermont to penalize Big Oil for climate change

After a summer of disastrous flooding last year, Vermont wants fossil fuel companies to pay for damages

10 months ago·San Francisco, United States

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Electrek

Vermont becomes the first US state to pass a law requiring Big Oil to pay for climate damage

Vermont has become the first US state to pass a law that makes fossil fuel companies financially responsible for climate change damages.

Vermont Becomes First State to Force Oil Companies to Pay for 'Climate Change'

Vermont's Republican governor has allowed the state to require oil companies to pay for "costs associated with climate change."

10 months ago·United States

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Oil Price

Vermont Makes Big Oil Pay for Climate Change Damage in Landmark Law

Vermont has enacted a first-of-its-kind law in the United States requiring oil companies to pay for damage caused by their emissions.

10 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Daily Dispatch

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from 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 suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather.

10 months ago·Cherokee County, United States

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