NY climate lawsuit is about grabbing green, not going green
The new state law assigns a handful of energy producers sole blame for climate change and imposes corresponding financial ...
JD Supra5d
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 ...
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.
Inside Climate News7d
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 ...
The New York Sun13d
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 ...
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's Climate Change Act Raises Constitutional Questions
Paul Hastings attorneys Stephen Fitzgerald, Brian Israel, and Richala Jackson explore the constitutional challenges and ...
New York Post15d
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 ... their authority by approving the New York Climate Change Superfund Act last year, and asked ...
Times Union19d
Editorial: Courts must uphold New York’s Climate Superfund Act
It is, to put it mildly, disappointing that 21 states have sued to block New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act. This hard-won legislation, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in December ...
The Institute for Energy Research5d
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, ...
Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants
The justices declined to hear unusual arguments from Republican-led states that sought to end lawsuits against energy ...