Democrats’ Bill Would Charge Fossil Fuel Companies For Climate Harms

Democrats have introduced a bill that would require fossil fuel companies to pay into a $1 trillion fund that would be used to address climate impacts -- a measure that echoes similar state-level legislative efforts to create such a climate “Superfund” program to the national level. “[A]fter fueling the climate crisis for decades, big polluters can no longer run from their responsibility to address the harm they have done. The principle behind this legislation is simple but very powerful --...