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Last week I attended a press conference that called for Connecticut to adopt a Climate Change Superfund — a bold new approach to help our state deal with the real and rising costs of climate change by making major polluters part of the solution.
Climate impacts are no longer distant threats but current, expensive realities: extreme storms, flooding that washes out roads and bridges, wildfires, heat waves, and other disasters are hitting communities hard. Instead of having families and local governments pay to repair and rebuild, the proposal would require large fossil fuel companies that have historically contributed to greenhouse gas emissions to pay into a dedicated fund.
This fund would be used for climate mitigation, resiliency, and adaptation projects — like fortifying coastal defenses, upgrading stormwater systems, strengthening infrastructure vulnerable to extreme weather, and building community resources that protect health and safety.
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