Maine House advances study on climate damages, sending 'climate superfund' accounting to the Senate After a lengthy floor debate, the Maine House voted to advance a majority report directing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a statewide accounting of climate damages (covering the 1995–2024 period) and to deliver a report by January 2028; lawmakers clashed over legal risks, scope and a $600,000 appropriation.

Maine's House has taken a bold step towards accountability by advancing a groundbreaking study on climate damages, potentially reshaping the future of pollution regulation in the state.

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