Climate Superfund Arrestees In Court

On December 10 – 12, 2024, hundreds of New Yorkers participated in a 3 day occupation of the NY State Capitol to urge Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Superfund Act to make the state’s largest greenhouse gas polluters pay $3 billion a year to help repair some of the damages they have caused. 19 elders were arrested. The first dozen of the arrestees were in Albany City Court on January 7. We start off with two faith leaders, Pastor Daniel Carlson and Rev. John Paalberg, followed by lead organizer Michael Richardson of Third Act Upstate and Steve Crofter of Third Act Vermont. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine