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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 months ago

‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages | The Guardian

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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 months ago

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‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages

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Climate Superfund Act compels oil companies to pay potentially billions of dollars for climate impacts caused by their emissions

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100% agree. I’m cautiously optimistic about other states following suit. My guess is Massachusetts next, then we hopefully see a cascade effect.

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