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Gov. Hochul Signs Bills to Ban CO2 Fracking, Make Polluters Pay for Climate Damage
Jeanmarie Evelly |
During the final week of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several long-awaited environmental bills into law: forcing polluters to pay for climate destruction, expanding the state’s fracking ban to prohibit a a new technique that uses carbon dioxide, and limiting new construction of schools within 500 feet of major highways.