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Water Determines Great Lakes Region’s Economic Future

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The supply of fresh water is essential to our quality of life and creates a competitive advantage for our region, said Howard Learner, executive director of the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center. Toronto, located on Lake Ontario, uses it to cool more than 100 buildings in its downtown core. Manufacturers need it.

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New York’s Climate Superfund Act Forces Polluters to Fund State Climate Adaptation Projects

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On December 26, 2024 , New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Climate Change Superfund Act (the Climate Superfund Act or the Act), which seeks to impose retroactive fees on fossil fuel producers for their disproportionately large contributions to negative climate change impacts.

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12 Legal Tools to Push Climate Preparedness

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Here are twelve ways the law can help society cope with these impacts. The Conservation Law Foundation is pushing these requirements in lawsuits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be the highest priority, but that won’t be enough to prevent severe impacts, some of which are already occurring.