ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The Climate Change Superfund Act targets fossil fuel companies. The new law addresses climate change in New York by charging any polluter that emitted over a billion ...

How do the two compare as well? ANNE LOUISE RABE: The New York Climate Change Superfund Act is a precedent-setting law and it would create a fee on big greenhouse gas emitters, big oil and gas ...

We previously reported on New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Climate Superfund Act” or the “Act”), groundbreaking legislation that seeks to recover $75 ...

It is, to put it mildly, disappointing that 21 states have sued to block New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act. This hard-won legislation, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in December ...

The latest misguided effort is the so-called Climate Change Superfund Act, which would impose massive ... not saddle them with new taxes. The Highway Use Fee, which imposes fees on large trucks ...

“New York seeks to reach back decades in time ... “Governor Hochul proudly signed the Climate Superfund Act because she believes corporate polluters should pay for the damage done to our ...

The authors say accepted independent scientific, economic and legal analyses establish corporate responsibility and dismiss pre-emption and constitutional arguments.

Numerous lawsuits have been brought in the federal and state courts in New York concerning climate change. Some were under two important state statutes on the subject – the Climate Leadership ...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups joined the battle against a New York State law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for a $75 billion climate change fund, calling the ...

State Democrats are rallying behind two major climate bills that would hold corporations accountable for sustainability. The NY HEAT Act aims to lower utility costs for low-income residents while ...

New York and Vermont have already passed state Superfund laws, with New York’s alone expected to raise $3 billion annually to offset the cost of climate change. California introduced its own Superfund ...