This pretty much has worked so far, but, sure, try itNew legislation would make Maine’s polluters pay Fossil fuel companies are spewing billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the air every year. Flooding, high winds and falling trees have cost Maine electric ratepayers over $200 million in each of the past four years. Hell, thanks to COVID that cost is probably double what it would have been in 2019As storms and costs continue to increase, it’s time to hold fossil fuel companies accountable. Maine electric ratepayers should not pay for climate damage they did not cause. Introduced by state Sen. Stacy Brenner, the “Polluter Pays” bill (LD 1870) would charge fossil fuel companies a fee for climate damage they’ve caused in Maine.