Big oil and gas companies may soon have to pay for California’s climate disasters. A new state bill would make companies that released large amounts of greenhouse gases between 1990 and 2024 put money into a special fund. The timing is critical. Los Angeles faced historic wildfires, causing $250 billion in damage and killing 29 people. Climate change has made these fires worse by creating longer dry seasons that overlap with strong Santa Ana winds. “The L.A. fires show with heartbreaking clarity how much we need this bill,” says Kassie Siegel from the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute. … Continue reading California’s New Bill Targets Big Oil for Climate Disaster Costs Amidst $250 Billion Wildfire Damages