Justice Department Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Challenge to Vermont’s “Climate Superfund” Law

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Justice Department Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Challenge to Vermont's "Climate Superfund" Law

09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT

The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of Vermont's "climate superfund" law, which imposes what will likely be billions of dollars in liability on foreign and domestic energy companies for their alleged past contributions to climate change. The complaint was filed in May, along with a complaint against the State of New York for its similar statute, to advance President Donald J. Trump's executive order to protect American energy from state overreach.

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