Maryland HB572 establishes the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund to hold entities accountable for climate change-related harms and authorizes the.

Maryland HB572, known as the Climate Crimes Accountability Act, creates the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund, a special, nonlapsing fund for addressing climate change harms. The fund receives revenues from judgments or settlements involving entities contributing to climate change. The Attorney General can use the fund to cover investigation, litigation, and trial expenses. The fund can be used for programs addressing air pollution, urban heat islands, drought, ecosystem changes, flooding, saltwater intrusion, waterborne pathogens, and wildfires.

Maryland HB572 establishes the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund to hold entities accountable for climate change-related harms and authorizes the.

Maryland HB572, known as the Climate Crimes Accountability Act, creates the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund, a special, nonlapsing fund for addressing climate change harms. The fund receives revenues from judgments or settlements involving entities contributing to climate change. The Attorney General can use the fund to cover investigation, litigation, and trial expenses. The fund can be used for programs addressing air pollution, urban heat islands, drought, ecosystem changes, flooding, saltwater intrusion, waterborne pathogens, and wildfires.