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Make Polluters Pay

For too long, fossil fuel giants have profited while communities bear the cost of climate devastation. Make Polluters Pay mobilizes moms to demand that these corporations—not our families—pay for the damage they’ve caused. By advocating for state-level “Climate Superfund” legislation, we ensure those responsible for the crisis are held financially accountable for recovery and resilience efforts.

Climate Impact

The fossil fuel industry has known that their product was driving climate change for more than 50 years. However, they have continued to cast doubt on the science, lobby against regulation and a clean energy transition, and run greenwashing campaigns to cover their tracks.

  • In 2024, NOAA estimated the top climate disasters amounted to more than $180 billion.

Key State and Local Campaigns

  • State Climate Superfund bills to charge the fossil fuel industry a fee that can be used to support resilience, adaptation, and recovery. Bills like this have already passed in Vermont and New York.
  • Fossil fuel accountability lawsuits at the state and local level for climate damages.
  • Become a leading moral voice for additional accountability measures, such as local fees on refineries and fossil fuel infrastructure, closing loopholes in state climate laws, and strengthening investigations into corporate deception and fraud.
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Transforming unjust systems so all children live, play, and learn in a healthy climate

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