CLIMATE LAW FLOODING STATE POLICY

Apr 05 2026ENVIRONMENT

Vermont’s New Climate‑Funding Law Faces Big Legal Hurdles

A Vermont law that asks fossil‑fuel giants to pay for the state’s climate‑adaptation costs is under fire from industry groups, a coalition of Republican attorneys general and the former Trump administration. The law, which began after two floods in 2023, would require companies that have produced th

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