She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target.

Fresh out of law school in 2022, Rachel Rothschild wrote a memo proposing a strategy for states to make oil and gas companies pay for climate change-related damages, leading to the passage of “climate superfund” laws in New York and Vermont. Her work drew opposition from a conservative group linked to the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration, resulting in a lawsuit against her university and attempts to discredit her. The fossil fuel industry, led by executives from oil and gas companies, is fighting back against these laws, which aim to hold companies accountable for climate pollution through lawsuits and state legislation.

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