On Dec. 26, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act into law. If it survives the many legal challenges it is expected to face, the act has the potential to ...

“The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world,” said Sen. Liz Krueger, the bill’s sponsor in the Senate.

In New York, no past commercial activity is ever safe from political risk. Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law. Over the next 25 years, it will collect $3 ...

“The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world,” said Sen. Liz Krueger, the bill’s sponsor in the Senate.

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law, making New York the second state in the country to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate impacts.

New York, NY — On Friday, as New Yorkers struggle through another week of extreme heat, impacted families and advocates rallied outside Governor Hochul’s Manhattan office, demanding she sign the ...

Breaking down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act by: Johan Sheridan, Jamie DeLine. Posted: Dec 30, 2024 / 05:49 PM EST. Updated: Dec 30, 2024 / 05:49 PM EST (Getty Images) ...

The New York State Assembly passed the Climate Change Superfund Act June 8 to require fossil fuel companies to pay for project costs associated with climate change mitigation. Awaiting Gov. Kathy ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act on Thursday. The law would address climate change by imposing a huge tax on fossil fuel companies—they will collectively owe an ...