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Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School

Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court

People living in Boulder County, Colo., have experienced wildfires, flooding and other climate-related disasters. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images

Climate change is causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage every year from floods, fires, droughts and other consequences of a rapidly warming planet.

Dozens of states, cities, counties and tribes have sued major oil companies. The lawsuits demand reimbursements for the costs of recovery efforts, reconstruction and work to protect people and property from climate-related damage.

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