The East Berlin Community Singers were invited to Normandy, France to perform the opening music for a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
FILE - Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott arrives at his polling place in Berlin, Vt., on Tuesday Nov. 8, 2022.WASHINGTON — Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered He wrote in his message to lawmakers that “taking on ‘Big Oil’ should not be taken lightly” and that he is concerned about the costs and outcomes.
“For too long, giant fossil fuel companies have knowingly lit the match of climate disruption without being required to do a thing to put out the fire,” Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, said in a statement. “Finally, maybe for the first time anywhere, Vermont is going to hold the companies most responsible for climate-driven floods, fires and heat waves financially accountable for a fair share of the damages they’ve caused.
Vermont legislators know that the law will face legal challenges, and the governor worries about costs to the small state.
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