() − Louisiana joined 23 states challenging Vermont's new "Climate Superfund Act," claiming the law unconstitutionally ...

The addition of plaintiffs does not change the suit’s argument but increases pressure on the state to finance its defense.

Democratic lawmakers in Maine are looking to create a climate superfund that would collect fees from groups that extract fossil fuels and refine crude oil, then use that money to fund clean energy ...

Louisiana has joined nearly two dozen other states in a lawsuit challenging Vermont’s new Climate Superfund Act, saying the law unconstitutionally penalizes consumers and energy companies, The Center ...

On May 1, 2025, the federal government brought separate suits against both New York and Vermont alleging that these state’s “climate ...

Supporters say the law would hold the biggest greenhouse gas polluters accountable for damages from harmful climate change.

A coalition of 24 US state attorneys, led by West Virginia, filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Vermont’s newly enacted Climate Superfund Act, arguing that the law imposed unconstitutional ...

Maine may be joining Vermont, New York, and two other states in establishing a "Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program" ...

The U.S. Justice Department is suing New York State over a 2024 climate law. The Climate Change Superfund Act fines the ...

The measures would make oil and gas companies responsible for at least 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution ...

In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for ...