Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
www.nbcnews.com
The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9342183

I’ll note that it hasn’t yet been signed by the Republican governor, but it passed the legislature with a margin large enough to override his veto.

  • ceenote@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    “It’s also the populations fault that our lobbying to keep them reliant on our product is working. They shouldn’t have elected such bribeable politicians.”