Vermont Asks Judge to Toss Trump Suit Over Climate Superfund Law

Vermont’s Superfund law that aims to address the costs of climate change doesn’t conflict with federal law, doesn’t punish fossil fuel companies, and lawsuits filed against the state arguing the contrary should be dismissed, the state told a federal court.

The Trump administration and other plaintiffs’ allegations in their lawsuits filed against Vermont are “wrong on the law” and are too speculative about how the state Climate Superfund Act will be implemented, according to the state’s brief filed in the US District Court for the District of Vermont.

The act is “a valid exercise of Vermont’s traditional authority to raise …