The following opinion piece by ConservAmerica President Jeff Kupfer appeared in the Washington Examiner on March 4, 2026
A troubling trend has been escalating across the Northeast, where states such as New York are enacting so-called “climate superfund” laws.
These laws seek to impose sweeping financial penalties on energy producers for past activities that were perfectly legal at the time. In doing so, these efforts raise serious questions about causation, fairness, and accountability. They are also likely to drive up energy costs.
Their pitch is straightforward. States face floods, heat waves, and other weather-related impacts, all of which can impose tremendous costs. Someone should pay, and so why not fossil fuel companies? But while that approach may sound appealing, it’s the wrong public policy on many levels.
Read the full piece here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4478107/climate-superfund-laws-miss-mark-drive-up-costs/