Climate Change, New York

New York’s Climate Change Law Will Come With Consequences
The Climate Change Superfund Act will collect billions from companies that have extracted fossil fuels in recent years.
New York’s “Climate Superfund” Bill becomes Law, Part of a Trend
In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas
New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law
New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.
Breaking down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act
The Climate Change Superfund Act charges any fossil fuel company that emitted over a billion tons of greenhouse gas from 2000 to 2018.
New York Becomes Second State to Enact Climate Change Superfund Act
Governor Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (Act) into law, making New York the second state (after Vermont) to
New law requires fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change-fueled damages
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law requiring companies that have burned fossil fuels and contributed to atmosphere pollution to help pay for damages caused by climate change.
New York to charge fossil fuel companies over climate damage under new law
A new law looks to establish and support a state fund for infrastructure projects aimed at combating, repairing, or adapting to the effects of climate change.
Vermont sued over climate change damages law
The lawsuit asks a state court to prevent Vermont from enforcing the law, which was passed last year.
Lawsuit Challenges Vermont Climate Program
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued the state of Vermont in federal court last week over its Climate Superfund Act. The plaintiffs argue that the law violates both the U.
Fossil fuel industry allies sue Vermont over landmark climate law
Business groups say the law seeking payment from oil and gas companies is unconstitutional and would dictate energy policy for the rest of the country.
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New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed ...
New York's Climate 'Superfund' Is Costly, Arbitrary, and Unconstitutional
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act on Thursday. The law would address climate change by ...
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The First Climate Museum in the U.S. Secures a Permanent Home in New York
After several years of organizing pop-ups, New York's Climate Museum will build a permanent home on Manhattan's West Side.
Climate change: what the latest science is telling us
After another record-breaking year for global temperatures in 2024, pressure is rising on policymakers to step up efforts to ...
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In a First for the US, New Climate Museum Planned in Hell’s Kitchen Development
More than a thousand apartments and a museum dedicated to fighting climate change are slated to rise in two new Hell’s ...
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O’Mara criticizes New York’s new climate law, warns of rising costs for consumers
State Senator Tom O’Mara has sharply criticized New York’s recently signed Climate Change Superfund Act, arguing that the ...
Gov. Hochul, NY’s biggest climate-change booster, has spent $415K on private jets: ‘It’s very wasteful’
Gov. Hochul — who recently approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to pony up $75 ...