A new law in New York will make greenhouse gas producers pay $75 billion to help offset the costs of dealing with climate change.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about popular foods that are contaminated with plastic particles, the secret network of pipelines carrying toxic radioactive waste from fracking operations, and the proposal to bury millions of tons of carbon under the Gulf of Mexico. Then Anne Rabe, Environmental Policy Director at NYPIRG, talks about New York’s groundbreaking Climate Change Superfund Act, which requires greenhouse gas polluters to pay $75 billion to help defray the costs of dealing with powerful storms and other impacts of climate change.
Links from the Interview
NYPIRG's page on climate change and the New York State law: https://www.nypirg.org/climatechange/
Links from the News:
Plastic is contaminating popular food items: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/health/plastics-food-wellness-scn/index.html
Secret pipelines are carrying toxic radioactive waste, with no regulations: https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/23/josh-shapiro-seneca-resources-whistleblower-demands-pennsylvania-gov-fix-completely-unregulated-fracking-wastewater-network/
Storing carbon dioxide under the Gulf of Mexico: https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/30/developers-eye-louisiana-texas-coasts-for-offshore-carbon-storage/