The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued the state of Vermont in federal court last week over its Climate Superfund Act. The plaintiffs argue that the law violates both the U.

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Vermont became the first state in the country to enact the law after it suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. The state is working to estimate the cost of

Business groups say the law seeking payment from oil and gas companies is unconstitutional and would dictate energy policy for the rest of the country.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Petroleum Institute this week have sued Vermont over a landmark climate law that seeks damages for climate change from big oil companies, and is modeled after the federal Superfund program.

A Vermont law empowering the state to charge polluters for climate change damage is unconstitutional and preempted by the Clean Air Act, the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute allege in a federal lawsuit.

A state court rejected an effort to dismiss Vermont's claims that companies misled consumers about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.