An ELI Public Webinar
There has been an influx of "Climate Superfund" bills introduced in various state legislatures across the country. Modeled after the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), these bills are designed to recover costs from large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) to pay for climate adaptation infrastructure. Following CERCLA’s strict-liability framework, major polluters in these states would be required to pay into state-managed funds in proportion to their shares of total GHG emissions. Vermont and, most recently, New York have passed Climate Superfund laws; California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Oregon have also proposed similar bills in recent years.
Join the Environmental Law Institute and expert panelists to discuss state Climate Superfund bills generally and to take a closer look at the nuances of the Vermont and New York laws. We will discuss what each law requires, how they differ, how climate attribution science will inform implementation, and more.
Speakers:
Rachel Rothschild, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Moderator
Jonathan Binder, Deputy Commissioner, Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Benjamin S. Lippard, Partner, Vinson & Elkins
Justin Mankin, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Dartmouth College
Elena Mihaly, Vice President for Vermont, Conservation Law Foundation Vermont
Mary Wood, Faculty Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, University of Oregon School of Law
Materials:
Materials will be posted as they are received.
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