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Vermont Climate Superfund Act

As Vermont Defends Its Law to Make Fossil Fuel Firms Pay for Climate Adaptation, the Bill Is Already Coming Due

The courts will decide if the first “climate superfund” law in the nation survives, a likely years-long battle. Vermont towns, meanwhile, must figure out how to pay for infrastructure that extreme weather won’t destroy.

By Dana Drugmand, Nathaniel Eisen

Workers survey the damage after flash floods collapsed a bridge in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
A street floods in Plainfield, N.J., as Gov. Phil Murphy declares a state of emergency during heavy rainfall on July 15. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

With New Jersey Still Reeling From Summer Storms, Fossil Fuel Interests Fight ‘Climate Superfund’ Bill

By Jon Hurdle

Utility workers attempt to clear wires on July 30, 2024, before contractors can repair a collapsed bridge after flash floods hit the area in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Trump Joins the Opposition to Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act, Calling it ‘Burdensome’ and ‘Ideologically Motivated’

By Nina Sablan

A person walks down a flooded Main Street after two days of heavy rain in Montpelier, Vt. on July 11, 2023. Credit: Kylie Cooper/Getty Images

Vermont’s Climate Superfund Faces First Legal Challenge from Fossil Fuel Interests

By Olivia Gieger

Homes throughout Barre, Vermont were inundated with flash flooding on July 11, 2023 after heavy rains across the state. Credit: John Tully/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Q&A: New Legislation in Vermont Will Make Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Impacts in the State. Here’s What That Could Look Like

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Heavy rain and flooding hits downtown Montpelier, Vermont on July 11, 2023. Credit: John Tully/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change

By Olivia Gieger

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