The “Bridges to the Future” event at the Westside Riverway Park concerns the Massachusetts Climate Superfund bill.
“Our bill gives the power to the state’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to not only assess what the cost of climate has been in the state, but also who are the fossil fuel companies that have not only business attachments to Massachusetts, but that can be held accountable for some of the largest carbon emissions in the state,” said Rachael Boyce, climate justice and resilience manager for the Better Future Project and co-lead of the Make Polluters Pay campaign in Massachusetts.
If the bill were to pass, companies that have contributed to polluting the commonwealth would have to invest in a fund aimed at shoring up climate resiliency efforts…