A new poll from Data for Progress and Fossil Free Media finds that more American voters are experiencing climate disasters firsthand and watching their costs rise — and they want to make polluters pay. This year brought record-breaking heat domes across the central and eastern U.S., catastrophic flash floods in Texas that swept away homes […]
The Trump administration is dismantling the agency responsible for helping Americans survive and recover from climate disasters. He’s already slashed a third of FEMA’s workforce, forced out experienced leadership, and appointed officials who don’t even know the basics – like when hurricane season starts. Now he says states should “stand on their own two feet” […]
The Make Polluters Pay campaign is exposing Trump’s oily inner circle, and calling out the billionaires who want to profit while the planet burns. […]
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The Trump administration filed lawsuits against four states, Hawaii, Michigan, New York, and Vermont, in a sweeping attempt to shut down state-level climate accountability. The Department of Justice is suing Hawaii and Michigan preemptively, in an effort to block them from filing climate lawsuits that did not yet exist. These lawsuits come directly on the heels of Trump’s […]
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When you call your representatives, you don’t need to be an expert — just speak from the heart. Here are a few simple points you can use to explain why you support the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (SB 684/AB 1243) and why Senators should vote yes in committees and on the floor. Every time […]
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This toolkit is designed to help advocates, organizations, and legislators address one of the most common concerns about Climate Superfund legislation: the potential impact on consumer prices. […]
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This toolkit provides key talking points, social media content, and a guide to writing “Letters to the Editor” to help frame the discussion around extreme weather events, their increasing frequency due to climate change, and the need to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused. Make Polluters Pay Messaging Letter to the Editor Letters […]
This toolkit provides key talking points, social media content, and a guide to writing “Letters to the Editor” to help frame the discussion around extreme weather events, their increasing frequency due to climate change, and the need to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused. Make Polluters Pay Messaging Election Talking Points Letter to […]
The concept of the Polluters Pay Act is simple: those who have contributed the most to climate change should pay to address climate impacts. The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2024, introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Jerry Nadler, is a groundbreaking piece of legislation designed to hold the largest fossil fuel […]
Why are gas prices high and why is Big Oil to blame? Let’s get into it. […]
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