The author writes "Numerous lawsuits have been brought in the federal and state courts in New York concerning climate change.

We previously reported on New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Climate Superfund Act” or the ...

Paul Hastings attorneys Stephen Fitzgerald, Brian Israel, and Richala Jackson explore the constitutional challenges and ...

The United States is facing a pivotal moment in its fight against climate change as President Donald Trump carries out plans ...

To help cover this rising bill, New York State has passed a new “Climate Change Superfund Law” that asks major fossil fuel ...

In late January 2025, the New York legislature introduced Senate Bills 3456 and 3697, signaling the state’s ongoing commitment to ...

The new law addresses climate change in New York by charging any polluter that emitted over a billion tons of greenhouse gas from 2000 to 2018, based on their historical share of total emissions.

The California wildfires are only the most recent example that climate change is both deadly and costly. Here in New York, we've been hit by ever-increasing hurricanes, storms, floods, heat waves and ...

Check out the butterflies in your area If you live in New York, N.Y., 128 species included ... Thursday in the journal Science. “Unless we change things, we’re in for trouble.” ...

According to the lawsuit, the New York law titled the Climate Change Superfund Act would retroactively fine coal, natural gas and oil producers $75 billion for emissions. New York Gov. Kathy ...

Feb. 23, 2024. (Jose Luis Magana / ASSOCIATED PRESS) AUSTIN — Texas has joined 21 states and four energy groups in a lawsuit challenging a New York climate change law, Attorney General Ken ...