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The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change

Instead of hazardous waste, this “Superfund” would clean up the mess left by climate-induced storms, floods and heat waves created by fossil fuel companies.

Last summer, on the evening of July 11, Andy Jones went on a surreal canoe ride. Jones, the manager of the Intervale Community Farm in Burlington, Vermont, joined a flotilla of a dozen neighbors and farmers who paddled across their flooded fields.