Trump DoJ seeks to kill Vermont law that makes big oil pay for climate harm

Justice department asks judge to shut down ‘superfund’ law that requires major polluters to pay for carbon emissions

Donald Trump’s justice department has asked a judge to shut down a Vermont law which holds major polluters financially responsible for climate damages.

In a brief filed on Monday in a federal court in Burlington, the administration said the policy is “unlawful on its face” and pushed the court to “end Vermont’s lawless experiment”.