Good #climate news:
VT is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting cos. to help pay for damages caused by the #climatecrisis, in a move being closely watched by other states incl. NY & CA.
Modeled after the EPS’s Superfund program, which forces cos. to pay for toxic waste cleanup, the bill would charge major FF cos. doing bus within VT Bs$ for their past emissions -would make VT the 1st state to hold FF cos. liable for their planet-heating POLUT. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/vermont-charge-oil-industry-climate-crisis