TRENTON, NJ - If you think the upcoming 20% electricity hike is bad news, lawmakers in Trenton are working on the next big energy tax to pass on to the ...

The authors say accepted independent scientific, economic and legal analyses establish corporate responsibility and dismiss pre-emption and constitutional arguments.

We should be enacting policies that make it easier for businesses and families to thrive and succeed—not punishing the ...

The new state law assigns a handful of energy producers sole blame for climate change and imposes corresponding financial responsibility for damages alleged to have resulted from it in the past, or ...

Fossil fuel firms are ramping up a decades-long fight against policymakers, academics, and activists who have sought to make them pay for their role in causing climate change.

The Climate Superfund Act cleared a key State Assembly committee earlier this month, underscoring growing statewide calls for its passage.

A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage. By Coral Davenport Fresh out of law school ...

Passing the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act will assess fees on the largest fossil fuel polluters for their share of the damage their products have caused. Failure to pass this bill means ...

We previously reported on New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Climate Superfund Act” or the “Act”), groundbreaking legislation that seeks to recover $75 ...

The fossil-fuel industry wants to avoid the financial penalties that tobacco companies faced and is asking for the ...

State Democrats are rallying behind two major climate bills that would hold corporations accountable for sustainability. The NY HEAT Act aims to lower utility costs for low-income residents while ...