The laws aim to force oil companies to help pay for damage from global warming. Industry is gearing up for state-by-state battles.
Climate “superfund” bills, based on the principle that oil companies should pay costs associated with climate change, are gaining ground in state legislatures around the country.
But it’s unclear whether the only two states to have passed such laws, New York and Vermont, will be able to defend them from legal challenges. The Justice Department, industry groups and other states have all sued to block the laws.
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By Karen Zraick
Olympic Climate Action 