Union County and Mercer County Pass Climate Superfund Act Resolutions
Four major NJ counties are now united in demanding New Jersey Make Polluters Pay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 5, 2025
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Union County has officially passed a resolution supporting New Jersey’s Climate Superfund Act (A4696/S3545) joining Mercer County who also recently passed a resolution in support, declaring that taxpayers should not continue to bear the cost of flooding, heat, and other damages driven by climate change. The vote makes Union the latest to join Mercer, Hudson, and Essex Counties in calling on the Legislature to hold corporate polluters financially responsible.
“Our vote last night reflects a simple principle: communities shouldn’t have to choose between affordability and preparedness,” said Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados. “The Climate Superfund Act gives New Jersey a path to strengthen resilience without asking more of our residents. By joining counties across the state in support of this effort, Union County is reaffirming our commitment to responsible planning and to ensuring that those who contributed most to the climate crisis play a meaningful role in addressing its consequences.”
“Mercer County continues to lead on meaningful climate action, and the passage of this resolution is another example of that leadership,” said Mercer County Executive Dan Benson. “The Climate Superfund Act is about basic fairness, making the corporations that knowingly fueled the climate crisis pay for the damage they caused, instead of leaving New Jersey taxpayers to shoulder the burden. This is a smart step to protect our communities and ensure a safer future for Mercer County and New Jersey.”
“This is a huge win for affordability and accountability,” said Ben Dziobek, Executive Director of the Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN). “Counties representing millions of New Jerseyans are speaking with one voice: families and local governments cannot keep footing the bill while oil companies post record profits.These county votes show New Jersey’s leaders understand the stakes — the Legislature must act now.”
The Climate Superfund Act would require the largest fossil fuel companies who have emitted more than one billion metric tons of greenhouse gasses since 1995 to pay $50 billion over 20 years for climate damages directly to New Jersey to collect and distribute compensation for resilience and adaptation projects.
The resolutions come amid powerful statewide momentum:
• 63 municipalities have passed Climate Superfund Act resolutions
• 42 Assemblymembers are publicly backing the bill
• 18 State Senators are publicly backing the bill
The Climate Superfund Act has already cleared both environment committees and now awaits leadership posting the bill for a vote in its final committees.
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