while reaping the financial benefits.” The new state laws are modeled after the decades-old federal Superfund program, which requires companies to pay for cleaning up hazardous waste.

In May 2024, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed into law Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act. The law authorizes the state of Vermont to recover financial damages from fossil fuel companies. At the time ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it completed its five-year reviews of a dozen Superfund sites across Massachusetts in 2024, including multiple in Greater Lowell. Among the 12 ...

The details of the program are taking shape nearly a month after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund into law in December. Some changes to the Climate Change Superfund ...