WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2025)— In response the introduction of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act in California’s State Assembly and Senate, a common sense law that would require fossil fuel corporations to pay for the climate devastation they have fueled, Zachary Norris, Greenpeace USA’s California Climate Campaign Director said:
“California must seize this opportunity to protect workers and communities from the devastating impacts of the climate crisis. For decades, the oil and gas industry has polluted without consequence, raking in massive profits while leaving our communities to suffer — it’s time to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused. This landmark law will safeguard vulnerable communities and ensure Californians are not left alone to pay for climate disasters.”
This Act was introduced after the devastating January firestorm in Los Angeles County that damaged or destroyed over 7,800 structures in the Palisades Fire, almost 10,500 structures in the Eaton Fire, and claimed the lives of 29 Californians. The Polluter Pay Superfund Act of 2025, SB 684 and AB 1243, was introduced by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D- San Fernando Valley) and Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D- Morro Bay).
“We applaud the authors of this bill and hope that every other legislator will seriously consider and support this common sense law. True leaders not only know the climate crisis is real and caused by polluters, but they take action to end the financial injustice imposed on California families by climate disasters.”
Contact: Gigi Singh, Communications Manager at Greenpeace USA
(+1) 631-404-9977, [email protected]
Greenpeace USA is part of a global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace USA is committed to transforming the country’s unjust social, environmental, and economic systems from the ground up to address the climate crisis, advance racial justice, and build an economy that puts people first. Learn more at www.greenpeace.org/usa.
