NYC considers building new elementary school across from toxic superfund site
Hmm, this stinks. The New York City School Construction Authority is considering breaking ground on a new elementary school in Brooklyn, across from a state Superfund site with a history of carcinogens. The site, on Dupont Street in Greenpoint, is the former location of Newhart Plastics, a vinyl and plastics facility, and is home to […]
Vermont lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by weather events: ‘Climate Superfund’
The Vermont Senate voted 21-5 Friday to advance the bill. Climate Change Superfund ActThis would force fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund that covers damages related to weather events. If passed, Senate Bill 259 would create a “Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program” to fund “climate change adaptive or resilient infrastructure projects” in Vermont. […]