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Vermont sues 4 oil companies, alleges false info on climate
Vermont on Tuesday became the latest state to sue some of the country's top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change.
The state wants the companies to tell consumers that the use of fossil fuel products harms the environment, Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said after the lawsuit was filed in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington.
The warnings could be similar to those noting the danger of tobacco products or food products that include nutritional and calorie information, he said.
At: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Vermont-sues-4-oil-companies-alleges-false-info-16458396.php
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan (left) announces the state had filed a lawsuit against four fossil fuel companies alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change.
Donovan says the state would like the companies to put warning labels on their products in much the same way tobacco products carry warning labels.
