Climate Change Superfund Act Archives

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“Right now, working families like us are footing the bill for the billions in damages caused by these climate disasters, while the fossil fuel companies sowing climate misinformation and poisoning…

ByEliza Clark

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ByAbby Loomis 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Climate and Environment Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families

“We must build a future where every New Yorker makes a living wage and earns enough to cover the basic necessities to survive and then some, so that a climate…

ByTheodore A. Moore 0Comments

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Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Federal ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill Debuts, As NY’s Version Awaits Hochul’s Signature

More states are considering legislation to make the largest fossil fuel companies pay for the impacts of climate change, and activists hope a national effort will pressure Gov. Hochul to…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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May 2024

Climate and Environment Government

NY Assembly Could Stall ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill For Second Year in a Row

The Climate Change Superfund Act is in the spotlight now that a similar law passed in Vermont’s legislature, putting pressure on the Assembly to get New York’s version across the…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

“We are outraged,” said Rami Dinnawi, a steering committee member of the climate coalition New York Renews. “To see a budget come out that fails to address any of the…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

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Jan 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

Government officials estimate it will cost nearly $44 billion to fulfill the state’s climate law, which aims to stop powering the state with polluting fossil fuels and reduce 85 percent…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Politics

What Did NY State Lawmakers Do to Address Climate Change This Year?

“We’re at a point where the state needs to begin adopting policies at breakneck speed to meet our climate law mandates,” said Liz Moran, New York policy advocate for Earthjustice. “So…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

Opinion: If Gov. Hochul Cares About Working Parents, She’ll Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act

Opinion: Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families

Federal ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill Debuts, As NY’s Version Awaits Hochul’s Signature

NY Assembly Could Stall ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill For Second Year in a Row

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

What Did NY State Lawmakers Do to Address Climate Change This Year?

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Opinion: If Gov. Hochul Cares About Working Parents, She’ll Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act

Opinion: Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families

Federal ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill Debuts, As NY’s Version Awaits Hochul’s Signature

NY Assembly Could Stall ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill For Second Year in a Row

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

What Did NY State Lawmakers Do to Address Climate Change This Year?

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