The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an oil industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.

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

Vermont is being sued over its law requiring large fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damage in a landmark lawsuit that is expected to be the first of many. In May 2024, Vermont became the first state to enact a law charging major polluting companies a fee that would funnel into a state