New Jersey Pays Climate Price | Newark News

New Jersey’s climate crisis is no longer a distant threat—it’s flooding basements, sweltering seniors, and costing billions. Extreme heat alone slashed the state’s GDP, while fossil fuel giants face mounting blame. With New Jersey ranking fifth in per capita disaster spending and federal aid increasingly denied—especially to Democratic states—the state’s infrastructure is crumbling without dedicated funding. But hope arrives with the Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act, poised for floor votes: it would redirect $2.5 billion annually over two decades from big polluters to fix roads, transit, water systems, and vital services. Big Oil fights back, but families are already footing the bill—now it’s time the responsible companies pay up. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fdbb66d3924ff7e6