{"id":2408678,"date":"2025-03-02T15:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groups-oppose-rhode-island-bill-to-require-energy-companies-to-pay-past-cleanup-costs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T15:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:38:38","slug":"groups-oppose-rhode-island-bill-to-require-energy-companies-to-pay-past-cleanup-costs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groups-oppose-rhode-island-bill-to-require-energy-companies-to-pay-past-cleanup-costs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups oppose Rhode Island bill to require energy companies to pay past cleanup costs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgroups-oppose-rhode-island-bill-to-require-energy-companies-to-pay-past-cleanup-costs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408678&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses opposition from \u2062the American petroleum Institute (API) against \u2063a proposed bill in Rhode Island, the Climate Superfund Act of 2025.Introduced by State Senator\u200c Linda L.Ujifusa and State Representative Jennifer Boylan, the bill mandates that energy companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/checking-the-ccps-power-is-a-more-vital-us-interest-than-helping-ukraine-desantis\/\" title=\"Checking the CCP\u2019s Power Is a More Vital US Interest Than Helping Ukraine: DeSantis\">retroactively pay<\/a> for costs incurred for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">climate change response efforts dating back<\/a> to 2009. The state&#8217;s department of Environmental Management would determine\u200b the \u200bfinancial responsibilities of each company\u200d by June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>API&#8217;s Northeast regional director, michael Giaimo, criticized the legislation, arguing it unfairly imposes retroactive liability for activities that were previously legal and essential. \u200dHe stated that \u2064this \u200bbill would not effectively reduce emissions and could harm the business climate in Rhode Island, disrupting\u2062 reliance on crucial energy sources like natural gas and oil. During \u200ca hearing by the Rhode Island House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee, members suggested further study of the bill.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Groups oppose Rhode Island bill to require energy companies to pay past cleanup costs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024643\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The American Petroleum Institute is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-full-of-failing-gutless-mothers-and-fathers-high-school-boy-defeats-girls-in-high-jump-competition\/\" title=\"High school boy outperforms girls in high jump, criticizes weak American parents\">opposing proposed legislation<\/a> in Rhode Island that would require energy companies to retroactively pay for costs related to damages deemed to be caused by carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>State Sen. Linda L. Ujifusa, D-Dist. 11, state Rep. Jennifer Boylan, D-Dist. 66, introduced the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act of 2025. If passed and signed into law, the measure would have the state&rsquo;s Department of Environmental Management determine, by Jan. 1, 2026, the total costs the state incurred for its &ldquo;climate change response work&rdquo; since Jan. 1, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>By June 1, 2026, the DEM would collect information from the state&rsquo;s municipalities related to their costs for similar work, also dating to Jan. 1, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Then the department would determine &ldquo;proportional amounts&rdquo; each energy company is responsible for, and within six months demand each energy company reimburse the state and municipalities for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-presler-travels-america-cleaning-up-cities-ruined-by-democrat-policies\/\" title=\"Scott Presler Travels America Cleaning Up Cities Ruined by Democrat Policies\">cleanup efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At a Thursday hearing of the Rhode Island House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee, Michael Giaimo, Northeast regional director for the American Petroleum Institute, provided written testimony that the measure &ldquo;retroactively imposes costs and liability on prior activities that were legal, violates equal protection and due process rights by holding companies responsible for the actions of society at large, and is preempted by federal law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Giaimo noted that the institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint in federal court challenging the legality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-senate-bill-would-ban-critical-race-theory-in-schools\/\" title=\"Texas Senate Bill Would Ban Critical Race Theory In Schools\">similar legislation passed<\/a> in 2024 in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\"><strong>LIST: THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This legislation is not the way forward for Rhode Island. It fundamentally defies logic to retroactively punish companies for producing legal and essential fuels that were demanded by the state and its citizens for the past 35 years and will continue to be needed for the foreseeable future,&rdquo; Giaimo said in a statement to The Center Square. &ldquo;Unfortunately, this bill will not directly reduce emissions but rather sends a confrontational message to the business community that the rules of the game can change without reason. Passing this law would be profoundly counterproductive for the state and its residents and businesses who are highly dependent on lawfully produced natural gas and oil to support Rhode Island residents&rsquo; daily lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At Thursday&rsquo;s hearing, committee members recommended the measure be held for further study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024643\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024643\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groups oppose Rhode Island bill mandating energy companies pay for past cleanup costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2408679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Feat.Nuclear-5.012925.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[51393,4486,51394,4762,36648],"class_list":["post-2408678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cleanup-costs","tag-energy","tag-environmental-groups","tag-legislation","tag-rhode-island"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Feat.Nuclear-5.012925.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408678"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408683,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408678\/revisions\/2408683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}