22 states sue New York for its Big Oil-financed climate fund

22 States Sue to Block New York Law Targeting Fossil Fuel Companies
Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging a law that makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions.
State Coalition Sues New York Over 'Climate Superfund' Law (1)
West Virginia and nearly two dozen other states sued New York over plans to charge fossil fuel companies $75 billion for climate change damage, saying the measure is an unconstitutional “slippery slope.
New York is sued over $75 billion climate superfund
New York state was sued on Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $75 billion over 25 years into a state fund that will pay for damage caused by climate change, West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey said.
22 States Sue New York, Alleging Environmental Fund Is Unconstitutional
Twenty-two states are suing New York, contending that a new law forcing energy companies to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional
Twenty-two states sue New York over climate change fund law
The lawsuit challenges a new law that mandates major energy producers to contribute $75 billion to a fund aimed at addressing climate change damage.
'They helped keep the lights on': 22 states sue New York for its Big Oil-financed climate fund
New York is being sued by 22 other US states who say its climate change damage fund may 'cause an energy crisis'. View on euronews
McCuskey leads multistate lawsuit against New York's Climate Superfund Act
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said Thursday he is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit ...
New York sued by 22 US states over $75 billion climate superfund
New York was sued on Thursday by 22 other U.S. states over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $75 ...
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McCuskey leads multistate suit against NY Climate Superfund Act
A recently enacted New York law, the New York Climate Superfund Act, seeking to collect $75 billion from fossil fuel ...
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New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act: What You Need to Know
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S02129B, also known as the New York Climate Change Superfund Act (Act). This ...
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Attorney General McCuskey joins multi-state lawsuit over New York superfund tax
Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is joining other Republican states in opposing a New York law that could affect West ...
Red states sue New York over law making fossil fuel companies pay for disasters
A group of Republican attorneys general is suing New York over a state law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for extreme ...
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New York Climate Superfund Becomes Law
After years of halting progress, New York Governor Kathy Hochul finally signed the state’s climate superfund into law in the waning hours of 2024. The landmark legislation follows the ...
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West Virginia AG files lawsuit to block Dinowitz’ Climate Change Superfund Law
The Climate Change Superfund Law, which the lawsuit aims to block, would require the largest fossil fuel companies to pay a ...