DC’s Socialist Soon-To-Be Mayor Ran on Energy Affordability—but Pushed ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Plan That Experts Say Will Raise Power and Gas Bills
The legislation, known by supporters as the "make polluters pay" bill, would require the city government to fund a $200,000 "study" assessing the impact greenhouse gas emissions supposedly have on extreme weather events. According to advocates, the bill is the first step toward establishing a billion-dollar superfund that the largest producers of emissions, oil and gas companies, would somehow be forced to fund to support a wide variety of D.C. It's the first step because the city would use the study's results to justify charging companies stiff fees under a superfund bill.
- ▪The legislation, known by supporters as the "make polluters pay" bill, would require the city government to fund a $200,000 "study" assessing the impact greenhouse gas emissions supposedly have on extreme weather events.
- ▪According to advocates, the bill is the first step toward establishing a billion-dollar superfund that the largest producers of emissions, oil and gas companies, would somehow be forced to fund to support a wide variety of D.C.
- ▪It's the first step because the city would use the study's results to justify charging companies stiff fees under a superfund bill.
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Energy DC’s Socialist Soon-To-Be Mayor Ran on Energy Affordability—but Pushed ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Plan That Experts Say Will Raise Power and Gas Bills Climate superfund bills have failed to pass in Democratic strongholds like California, Illinois, Oregon, and New Jersey over economic concerns Janeese Lewis George (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for SPACEs in Action) Thomas Catenacci August 20, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Janeese Lewis George, an avowed socialist who is heavily favored to become the next mayor of Washington, D.C., made energy affordability a central pillar of her campaign, stating that…
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