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New York State Amends Landmark “Climate Change Superfund Act” Amidst Legal Challenges
We previously reported on New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Climate Superfund Act” or the ...
Businesses sue Hochul over ‘illegal and misguided’ $75B climate law, claiming it will cause a spike in costs to consumers
A coalition of business and trade groups is suing the Hochul administration over a law that will force oil, natural gas and ...
Inside Climate News3d
How New York’s $75 Billion Climate Superfund Will Work
To help cover this rising bill, New York State has passed a new “Climate Change Superfund Law” that asks major fossil fuel ...
It’s time to make the polluters pay the price for climate change
Climate change is already harming people in communities across Rhode Island. In Westerly and Narragansett, homeowners face ...
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U.S. Supreme Court won't hear case from Oklahoma, other states to restrict legal action against oil and gas giants
Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined the challenge last year against Democrat-led states that filed lawsuits against ...
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The New York Energy Tax Cash Grab
On February 6th, 22 states sued to halt the implementation of New York state’s Climate Superfund Act. This legislation, ...
Food & Water Watch2d
NJ Climate Superfund Act Clears Key Assembly Committee
Trenton, NJ — On Monday afternoon, the New Jersey State Assembly Environment Committee approved the NJ Climate Superfund Act (A4696) by a vote of 5-2, clearing a key hurdle in the bill’s path to ...
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Hochul Sued Over ‘Illegal and Misguided’ Climate Change Law That Critics Say Will Send New Yorkers’ Gas, Utility Bills Skyrocketing
Businesses say the lawsuit will force them to raise prices on consumers to pay for the whopping assessments for their alleged ...
New York's Climate Change Act Raises Constitutional Questions
Paul Hastings attorneys Stephen Fitzgerald, Brian Israel, and Richala Jackson explore the constitutional challenges and ...
US Chamber of Commerce Joins Battle Against NY State's $75B Climate Superfund
The trade groups argued that the Climate Change Superfund Act exposed them to “significant” penalties for greenhouse gas ...
New York Governor Hochul Signs Revised Climate Superfund Law (2)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday signed provisions tweaking the state’s second-in-the-nation law to charge fossil ...
Climate Change Litigation in New York
The author writes "Numerous lawsuits have been brought in the federal and state courts in New York concerning climate change.