Environment

Dem governors blast bill in Congress that aims to block climate change lawsuits

Climate superfund legislation has been enacted in two states and introduced in a dozen others.

Humberto Sanchez

10:05 AM, Jun 23, 2026

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shows a signed legislative package to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs during a press conference, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Democratic governors are pushing back on a federal effort to preempt states’ ability to hold polluters responsible for climate change.

A letter signed by 10 governors urges the four top congressional leaders to reject legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers that would prevent lawsuits over climate change, including state climate superfund laws. 

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