Op-ed | The fatal flaw in New York’s climate Superfund law
In 2024, the New York state Legislature decided the state needed some money — $75 billion, to be exact — for “comprehensive adaptation to the effects of climate change in New York state.” The Legislature thought it had found a good way to get the money — by taking it pro rata from every “entity”...
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