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.

Vermont is being sued over its law requiring large fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damage in a landmark lawsuit that is expected to be the first of many. In May 2024, Vermont became the first state to enact a law charging major polluting companies a fee that would funnel into a state

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an oil industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.

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 t

A state court rejected an effort to dismiss Vermont's claims that companies misled consumers about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.