New York Climate Change Superfund Act
Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: New York, United States
The New York Climate Change Superfund Act imposes retroactive fines on fossil fuel companies for their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions from 2000 to 2018. The funds collected, estimated at $75 billion, will be used for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects, including restoring wetlands and upgrading drainage systems.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Waste Processing and Treatment, Natural Gas, Government
- Location
- New York, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- JURIST Legal News
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Description | The New York Climate Change Superfund Act imposes retroactive fines on fossil fuel companies for their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions from 2000 to 2018. The funds collected, estimated at $75 billion, will be used for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects, including restoring wetlands and upgrading drainage systems. |
Original sector | Environmental |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New York |
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Source | JURIST Legal News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Waste Processing and Treatment, Natural Gas, Government |
Article published date | 2025-02-14 |
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