Should Oil And Gas Companies Pay To Clean Up Hawaiʻi’s Flood Damage?
Hawaiʻi lawmakers have revived a bill that would allow property insurers to collect payments from oil and gas companies to help cover the costs of cleaning up after climate change-fueled storms. The bill aims to hold oil and gas companies accountable for their role in climate change and its resulting disasters, which have been hitting the islands with increased frequency and severity.
Hawaiʻi is experiencing more frequent climate-related disasters. Lawmakers have introduced a bill to make oil and gas companies pay for flood damage. The bill would allow property insurers to collect payments from these companies. This comes after catastrophic flooding hit the state. Oil and gas companies have been accused of misleading the public about climate change. The state has already filed lawsuits against these companies for past climate-related damage.
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