- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2026
Gov. Sherrill Vows to Kill Junk Fees – But the State Legislature Has Other Plans
Yesterday afternoon, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D) signed Executive Order 19, directing state agencies to “identify and analyze the impact of junk fees on consumers” and recommend “legislative and regulatory measures to reduce or eliminate them.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 8, 2026
New Jersey Legislators “Don’t Want” Energy Jobs, Vow to Raise Energy Costs with Climate Superfund Bill
Lawmakers in nearly a dozen states—California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia—resoundingly rejected climate superfund bills this year on the basis of affordability concerns and serious legal doubts, but activists and allied lawmakers in New Jersey are pushing ahead.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 18, 2026
Climate Superfund Bills Suffer Sweeping Defeat Across Country in 2026
Despite a nationally coordinated push, climate superfund bills introduced in state legislatures across the nation have failed to cross the finish line.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 6, 2026
Climate Superfund Legislation Fails in Virginia State Legislature
Virginia’s attempt to join a national wave of climate superfund legislation was immediately rejected after a bipartisan vote against the newly introduced bill in a key committee this week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2024
Will Gov. Hochul Sign New York’s Shady $75 Billion Superfund Tax Simply for Political Cover?
New Yorkers may be in for a new energy tax if Governor Kathy Hochul enacts climate Superfund legislation that attempts to stick energy companies with billions in new fees for alleged climate adaptation costs.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2024
California Gas Prices Soar as Newsom Escalates War on Energy
California’s crusade against energy production is kicking into high gear with a series of bills, lawsuits, and new laws that threaten to send prices even higher across the Golden State.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2024
Climate Superfund Bills Would Tax American Businesses, Spare OPEC+
Supporters of climate litigation are leaning into alternative strategies to extract dollars from the American energy industry. Last Tuesday, Vermont’s state Senate passed a “climate superfund” bill that would fine American energy companies to pay for the effects of climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 21, 2024