In a daring legislative strike, Vermont is taking on the giants of the oil industry with the Climate Superfund Law. This first-of-its-kind bill is designed to hold major oil companies accountable for climate change disasters. Passed overwhelmingly by the state legislature in Burlington this week, with a vote of 26-3 in the Senate and 94-38 […]
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