New law requires fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change-fueled damages

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : DEC, the State Department of Taxation and Finance and the state's attorney general will enforce the law.
50% : "New Yorkers will STILL rely on fossil fuels to get to work and heat their homes, and in upstate New York, having the ability to do just that, with heating oil, natural gas, and propane, is the difference between life and death," Wilcox said in a statement.
48% : The governor said the bill would "hold polluters responsible for the damage done to our environment and requiring major investments in infrastructure and other projects critical to protecting our communities and economy.
39% : Sixty years later, they long to see history repeat itself Sumitomo warned of 'unacceptable' absenteeism at Tonawanda plant; union defends work ethic Three men accused of larceny at Holiday Valley Independent Health to pay up to $98 million in settlement for allegedly defrauding Medicare More details revealed about transportation hub, local art at new Bills stadium FINAL:
35% : ALBANY - Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law requiring companies that have burned fossil fuels and contributed to atmosphere pollution to help pay for damages caused by climate change.
26% : Supporters urge Hochul to sign climate change bill into law The Climate Change Superfund Act proposes forcing fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by climate change and could bring an estimated $71 million annually to Western New York communities.

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