![Steven Senne FILE = Jodi Kelly, left, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and her husband, veterinarian Dan Kelly, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood-damaged center, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024, after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c1fd8385b814cdd8e687197e9df3cab/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE = Jodi Kelly, left, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and her husband, veterinarian Dan Kelly, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood-damaged center, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024, after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
![Charles Krupa FILE - A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024, after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/11917dab48854eaab4ff4e40106f10b3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024, after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)
![Uncredited FILE - This image made from drone footage provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets shows flooding in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/669cc98a868f4263b540fa0c2e43f3cb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - This image made from drone footage provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets shows flooding in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets via AP)
![Steven Senne FILE - Jodi Kelly, seated center, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and her husband Veterinarian Dan Kelly, right, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood damaged center, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/72f21f80a7a1433fa06d64100f048ae2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Jodi Kelly, seated center, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and her husband Veterinarian Dan Kelly, right, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood damaged center, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
![Hasan Jamali FILE - A man views flood damage in Bridgewater, Vt., that submerged vehicles and threatened homes Monday, July 10, 2023. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aed92de82d674d41b84ba5f4b5ada3e1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A man views flood damage in Bridgewater, Vt., that submerged vehicles and threatened homes Monday, July 10, 2023. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)