US EditionClimate disasters are on the rise: Some states want to make oil companies pay
- Democratic lawmakers in multiple states are pushing "climate Superfund" laws in 2025.
- Increasing costs from climate disasters strain state budgets, prompting the proposed laws.
- These bills target major polluters for emissions over the past 30 years.
- Assemblymember Addis said, "We've had disaster after disaster after disaster."
- Fossil fuel companies are fighting back against these laws with lawsuits.
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Climate disasters are on the rise. These states want to make oil companies pay
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Climate disasters are on the rise: Some states want to make oil companies pay
For many California residents, the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year were the latest and most searing example of the devastating effects of climate change. Some estimates have pegged the damages and economic losses from the fires at more than $250 billion.
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