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Trump Joins the Opposition to Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act, Calling it ‘Burdensome’ and ‘Ideologically Motivated’
27 Jun 2025 12:16 GMT
… Superfund Act, which is based on the established environmental doctrine of “polluter pays … well.
Environmental advocates behind the superfund legislation anticipated this attack and … by regional organizations supporting the superfund law, among them the …
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Support for Climate Superfund Act Surges Amid NJ Heat Wave
26 Jun 2025 16:56 GMT
… urgent action.
The Climate Superfund Act — modeled after laws … Passing the NJ Climate Superfund Act now will provide … “The Climate Superfund Act echoes the original polluter pays principle that led … fair share.”
The Climate Superfund Act would establish a …
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Trump admin signals it will back Superfund PFAS cleanups
24 Jun 2025 23:48 GMT
… enforce “forever chemicals” cleanups at Superfund sites, signaling the Trump administration … and Liability Act, aka the Superfund law.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin … repeatedly stated his support for “polluter pays” principles and cleaning up areas …
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EPA waste office pick expresses support for PFAS polluter pays
15 May 2025 16:35 GMT
… in principle.
“You mentioned the polluter-pays issue, and I support that … — as hazardous under the federal Superfund law.
That designation gives EPA …
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Should polluters pay? California’s climate ‘superfund’ plan may have stalled
06 Jun 2025 12:35 GMT
… and New York’s polluter-pays laws and threatening legal … Vermont over their climate superfund measures, arguing they are … the Superfund Act argue that the bill offers a “polluter-pays” principle … trade “aligns with the polluter-pays principle in which carbon …
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EPA plans action to address PFAS, including ‘polluter pays’
29 Apr 2025 00:50 GMT
… that liability adheres to the “polluter pays” principle.
The actions include designating … chemicals under the law governing Superfund sites would cost billions more … Congress for changes to the Superfund law to exclude passive receivers …
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California's Gasoline Price Gouging Law Working To Hold Down Oil Refiner Profits and Gas Prices Two Years After Passage, Adds Protections For Polluter Pays Laws, Says Consumer Watchdog
04 Apr 2025 00:45 GMT
… 684 (Menjivar) creates a climate superfund for cleanup of fossil fuel … -after-passage-adds-protections-for-polluter-pays-laws-says-consumer-watchdog-302420220 …
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A Closer Look at the ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Trump Is Threatening to End
10 Apr 2025 11:31 GMT
… effectively extend the well-established “polluter pays” principle beyond traditional water, air … .
Similar to the CERCLA program, climate superfund laws propose the creation … California’s Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act requires companies generating more …
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100s rally for Oregon ‘Climate Superfund’ bill to make Oregon polluters pay for extreme weather damages
07 Apr 2025 23:04 GMT
… legislation would create a “climate Superfund” program to allow the state … based on the federal Superfund’s well-established “polluter pays” principle that requires … are also considering similar “Climate Superfund” proposals, which have gotten major …
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State creates new infrastructure superfund set to be paid for by major US industry: 'Redirecting corporate profits into public coffers'
25 Jan 2025 07:26 GMT
… legislation that creates a Superfund paid for by dirty …
"Establishing the Climate Superfund is the latest example of … on the leading edge of polluter pays legislation, redirecting corporate profits …
"The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and …