Connecticut: Make Polluters Pay!
Connecticut Leaders
Climate change is costing Connecticut taxpayers millions every year, and the bill keeps growing. From floods to fires, from crop losses to rising seas, our communities are being left to clean up the damage while Big Oil rakes in record profits.
With federal funding slashed, states like Connecticut are left with the financial burdens just as climate impacts grow worse. We can’t keep passing these costs onto taxpayers, municipalities, and already overstretched state budgets.
Tell Connecticut leaders to make polluters pay!
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Climate change is costing Connecticut taxpayers millions every year, and the bill keeps growing. From floods to fires, from crop losses to rising seas, our communities are being left to clean up the damage while Big Oil and gas companies rake in record profits. That’s not fair—and it’s time for change.
In Connecticut alone, extreme weather fueled by climate change caused $53 million in losses to Connecticut farms in 2023 and 2024; extreme rainfall brought catastrophic flooding and is estimated to have caused $300 million dollars in damages in August of 2024; in September of 2024 during a historic fall drought, brush fires ran rampant across the state and one specific fire in Berlin, which involved out-of-state crews and helicopter water drops, is estimated to have cost between $1 million and $5 million according to CT Insider; and according to the Center for Climate Integrity, $5.3 billion is the minimum down payment for short term defense against rising sea levels by 2040.
Meanwhile, the federal government is pulling back support.
We can’t keep passing these costs onto taxpayers, municipalities, and already overstretched state budgets. The companies most responsible for climate change should pay their fair share to help communities prepare, recover, and build resilience.
Connecticut leaders: Make Polluters Pay!