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Public urges Corte Madera committee to back state "Make Polluters Pay" bill
Summary
A public commenter urged the Climate Action Committee to ask the council to support the California Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act ("Make Polluters Pay"). Committee members said staff would circulate the materials and consider the request for a future agenda.
Corte Madera — During open time at the Aug. 20 Climate Action Committee meeting, Melody Schumacher asked the committee to recommend that the town council support pending state legislation commonly called the California Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act or "Make Polluters Pay."
The nut graf: Schumacher described the bill as a fee-based approach to direct historic profits from major fossil-fuel companies toward state climate costs and cleanup, and she asked that the committee endorse a town resolution and advise council…
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