Vermont is first state with law requiring oil companies pay for climate change damage Floodwaters block a street in Barre, Vt., last year.

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.

How climate change is making flight turbulence worse Vermont has passed a first-in-the-nation law that will require "Big Oil" to pay for damage caused by climate change, the long-term shift in ...

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 ...

Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, would provide a report by Jan. 15, 2026, on the total cost to Vermonters and the state ...

Gov. Phil Scott allowed S.259, the “Climate Superfund Act” to go into effect without his signature, along with S.213, the “Flood Safety Act.” ...

Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, would provide a report by Jan. 15, 2026, on the total cost to Vermonters and the state ...

A new law in Vermont is setting the state up to take on some of the world's largest fossil fuel companies. State officials can now try to make major oil, gas and coal companies pay for some of the ...

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change FILE - Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott arrives at his polling place in Berlin, Vt., on Tuesday ...