New York, Superfund and Climate Change

New York’s climate superfund faces legal showdown
New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, which charges fossil fuel companies $3 billion annually for climate damages, is being challenged in court by 22 Republican attorneys general, led by West Virginia.
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 challenging New York State's Climate Superfund Act, a recently signed state law that McCuskey said attack's America's energy suppliers.
New York Sued by 22 US States Over $75 Billion Climate Superfund
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York was sued on Thursday by 22 other U.S. states over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $75 billion over 25 years into a fund that will pay for damage caused by climate change.
West Virginia leads 22 states suing over New York Climate Change Superfund Act
West Virginia led the charge against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, suing to block the law that requires polluters to pay for environmental damage based on how many tons of fossil fuels they emitted during a specific period of time.
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.
West Virginia sues New York over $75 billion climate superfund
West Virginia's attorney general said on Thursday he has sued New York state 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.
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
Attorneys general sue New York to block climate change law
New York is being sued by a group of Republican attorneys general over a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pony up money to the state
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
22 US states sue New York over climate law fining fossil fuel companies
West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and 21 other states, sued New York Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute seventy-five billion dollars to a fund to pay
Climate change partly to blame for growth in NYC's rat population, study says
As CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock reports, the Big Apple isn't the only city struggling with this problem.
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New York Mayoral Candidates All Strut Their Green Credentials
Five of the Democratic candidates in New York City’s mayoral race committed at a forum Thursday night to shut down a ...
How Trump’s Trade War Could Affect Climate Change
President Trump’s tariffs could threaten supply chains in the renewable energy industry and disrupt oil and gas markets.
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Global study finds rodent boom linked to climate change in New York City and beyond
Using data from public rat sightings and inspections between 2007 and 2024, researchers examined 16 cities around the world ...