H.R. 3748
would require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the promotion of certain policies regarding the effects of sea-level rise on the statehood and maritime zones of countries.
would require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the promotion of certain policies regarding the effects of sea-level rise on the statehood and maritime zones of countries.
would reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within NOAA and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response.
would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an excess urban heat mitigation grant program.
would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme heat.
There has been an influx of “climate superfund” bills introduced and adopted in state legislatures across the country. Modeled after the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), these laws are designed to recover costs from large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to pay for climate adaptation infrastructure. Following CERCLA’s strict liability framework, major polluters in New York and Vermont would be required to pay into state-managed funds in proportion to their shares of total GHG emissions; California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Oregon have proposed similar bills. On March 19, 2025, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts to discuss state climate superfund bills generally and the nuances of the Vermont and New York laws. Here, we present a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.
would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme heat.
would prohibit federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas.
would address the impact of climate change on agriculture.
would designate the month of April 2025 as "Earth Month" and express support for environmental stewardship and climate action.
would prohibit federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas.
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