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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change

Climate Fund New York - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The new law requires companies responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions to pay into a state fund for infrastructure projects meant to repair or avoid future damage from climate change.

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