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Devastating LA Wildfires Highlight Urgent Need for California Climate Superfund as New York Leads the Way

Posted on by Deepti Hossain

As multiple wildfires rage across Los Angeles County today, destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks while forcing over 80,000 residents to evacuate, climate advocates are calling for urgent passage of California’s Polluter Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act (SB 1497) to ensure fossil fuel companies – not taxpayers – bear the mounting costs of climate disasters. […]

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New York Passes Climate Change Superfund Act

Posted on by Cassidy DiPaola

Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law, making New York the second state in the nation to require fossil fuel companies to pay for climate damages. The law will raise $75 billion over 25 years from the oil and gas companies most responsible for the climate crisis, funding vital climate adaptation and resilience projects across the state. […]

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Environmental Groups Call on Gov. Hochul to Sign Climate Superfund Act

Posted on by Cassidy DiPaola
Governor Hochul, It's Time To Make Polluters Pay

By signing this act, you have the chance to pass one of the most impactful pieces of state climate legislation in the nation. As co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance, you have spoken of your commitment to advancing climate leadership. Now, in the face of federal rollbacks, the Climate Change Superfund Act will stand as a bold testament to New York’s dedication to those principles. […]

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Nobel Prize Winning Economist to NY Gov: Superfund Act Will Save New Yorkers Money

Posted on by Cassidy DiPaola

Stiglitz sends letter to Gov Hochul dispelling concerns about consumer impact NEW YORK – As Climate Week kicks off at the United Nations, the Nobel Prize winning Economist, Joseph Stiglitz, wrote a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul dispelling any industry talking points about the climate change effect on consumers. In a letter to the Governor, […]

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