Tag: Vermont

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Vermont has become the first state to attempt to hold big oil companies responsible for the effects of climate change. Governor Phil Scott chose not to veto bill S.259, dubbed the Climate Superfund Act, which seeks to hold fossil fuel interests accountable for damage done to the state by weather events, which climate alarmists claim are exacerbated ...

Overnight, from July 10 through July 11, heavy rains pummeled New England, causing massive flooding and sending search-and-rescue teams sprinting to reach stranded residents and communities. A Vermont reservoir threatened to overflow a dam protecting the state’s capital and exacerbate “catastrophic” flooding that has already closed roads leading out of the city and confined residents inside their homes. The Wrightsville Dam, ...

RUTLAND, Vt.—A Vermont burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police cruisers, killing a 19-year-old officer and injuring two others, will be arraigned Monday on charges related to the crash, state police said. Tate Rheaume, 20, is facing charges of grossly negligent operation and attempting to elude, both with death resulting. Additional ...