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Despite Backlash, More States Are Considering Laws To Make Big Oil Pay For Climate Change

19 May 2025 | Abstracted from Grist

"This year, 11 states, from California to Maine, have introduced their own climate Superfund bills. Momentum is growing even as Vermont and New York’s laws face legal challenges by fossil fuel companies...big fossil fuel companies were...not paying their fair share for the climate crisis that they've caused

"...New York's law...sets a funding target ahead of time by requiring certain fossil fuel companies to pay a total of $75 billion, or $3 billion per year over 25 years."

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