Vermont defends its landmark climate superfund law against Trump administration lawsuit
President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to sue states overreaching their authority in regulating energy development.
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Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation climate superfund law in federal court against lawsuits from the Trump administration and oil industry groups. The case centers on whether states can legally tax fossil fuel companies to pay for infrastructure damage caused by climate change.
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