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Vermont becomes first state to mandate that fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages
NBC NEWS· 5 days agoA new law in Vermont — the first of its kind in the U.S. — will require fossil fuel companies to pay...
With deadline nearing, Newsom and lawmakers disagree over solutions to California budget crisis
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoLabor unions celebrated their hard-fought wage hike, which will mostly benefit workers who are not...
Vermont becomes first state with climate change penalty law
The Hill· 6 days agoThe state’s Climate Superfund Act is modeled on federal Superfund law and seeks to assess financial...
Defense spending bill forces Israel arms transfers, nixes Ukraine aid
Federal Times· 15 hours agoThe House defense spending panel on Wednesday advanced the first draft of its annual Pentagon...
Vermont becomes first state to require oil companies to pay for climate change damage
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoVermont will become the first state in the nation to require oil companies to pay for the impacts of...
Kansas City’s in for a hot summer. Here’s what it could mean for your power bill
The Kansas City Star· 17 hours agoKansas and Missouri are expected to see an electricity bill increase of around 7% this summer compared to last year — and the true cost could be even higher if extreme heat ...
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie dampens hopes for Climate Change Superfund Act
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 7 days agoNew York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Thursday threw cold water on a bill that would require major energy companies to pay for climate change remediation ...
Ana Maria Rodriguez: We Florida Republicans have a key climate fix: Take on China | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJust this month, the Biden Administration hosted China for the beginning of another year of climate...
Biden Threatens to Veto Military Construction and VA Spending Bill
The Fiscal Times· 1 day agoThe White House said Monday that President Joe Biden would veto the House version of a bill funding military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal ...
Vermont passes law requiring oil firms to pay for climate-related damages
Eyewitness News Memphis· 6 days agoVermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of...