An Illinois state senator this week filed the state’s first climate superfund bill that would make polluters pay for damages from climate change, joining other states trying to advance these policies despite legal threats from the Trump administration.
Illinois State Sen. Graciela Guzmán (D) filed bill language this week that would make polluters pay for their emissions from 2020 to 2024. The bill aims to create a fund that would in part be used to help disadvantaged communities grappling with effects from climate change. Guzmán plans to formally introduce the bill on the Illinois Senate floor next week, at which ...
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