Vt. House greenlights bill requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damage

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont House of Representatives has given the greenlight to a bill seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in climate change.

The bill would allow the state of Vermont to sue fossil fuel companies in an effort to have them pay for the environmental damage of climate change-fueled extreme weather.

The bill passed the House 94-34 Monday afternoon.

Skeptics call the proposal hypocritical and say we have all benefited from oil and gas production, including helping to create green technology.