These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring ratesAs climate disasters drive up the price of home insurance, three US states are considering empowering their state prosecutors to sue major polluters for their role in those rising...
<p>Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates</p><p>As climate disasters drive up the price of home insurance, three US states are considering empowering their state prosecutors to sue major polluters for their role in those rising costs.</p><p>Lawmakers in <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB982&search_keywords=fossil+fuel">California</a>, <a href="https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3000&year=2026">Hawaii</a> and <a href="https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8585">New York</a> have introduced measures which would authorize their attorneys general to sue fossil fuel companies on behalf of residents whose insurance premiums have soared amid climate disasters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/08/proposal-fossil-fuel-companies-insurance-costs">Continue reading...</a>
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