Will Courts Block Climate Suits By Hawaiʻi, Other States?
The ruling bars New York from collecting $75 billion from fossil fuel companies after the court found the law intruded on federal authority.
- On Wednesday, a federal judge blocked New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, halting the state's attempt to collect $75 billion from fossil fuel companies for climate-related damages. Judge P. Kevin Castel ruled the law overstepped state authority.
- Judge Castel ruled the act infringed on foreign affairs and conflicted with the federal Clean Air Act. This decision follows a similar ruling by District Judge Brenda Sannes, who found the measure exceeded state legal limits.
- Despite the New York setback, legislators in Minnesota, Washington, and Connecticut are proceeding with their own climate superfund bills. Lawmakers argue these local initiatives remain viable because different court circuits govern their specific jurisdictions.
- The Justice Department and industry groups have actively fought these state-level measures, arguing they interfere with federal energy policy. Lobbying groups opposing such legislation significantly outnumbered supporters in recent public hearings.
- Legal eyes now turn to the Supreme Court, scheduled to hear arguments next week in a case involving Boulder, Colorado. A broad ruling there could set binding precedent for future climate accountability litigation.
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MACDONALD: New York Gets Double-Tapped
According to reporting by the EPOCH Times, not one but two Federal judges have told New York to F-off. Okay, editorial license. They informed the state that its Climate Superfund law was unlawful for all sorts of reasons, much like Vermont’s, which I wrote about here. I gave all sorts of fun lefty-triggering examples, but ...
Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s $75 Billion Climate Superfund – Law sought ‘to make large oil companies pay for damage it blames on climate change’
By Tom Gantert A federal judge has struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, blocking the state from collecting $75 billion from fossil fuel companies to pay for projects addressing conc…
States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
Last week, another federal judge blocked New York’s so-called “climate superfund law,” the state’s attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related damages linked to their activities. Signed in 2024, the legislation inspired other states to start drumming up their own ways to hold Big Oil financially accountable for the costs of a warming planet. The two rulings are certainly a blow to the law’s advocates. But they’re not a death kn…
Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s $75 Billion Climate Superfund - The Thinking Conservative News
Now, two federal judges have ruled against New York’s law to make large oil companies pay for damage it blames on climate change. A federal judge has struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, blocking the state from collecting $75 billion from fossil fuel companies to pay for projects addressing concerns the state attributed […]
Judges keep striking down climate laws. Some states are fighting back.
On Wednesday—the fourth day New York’s annual Climate Week—a federal judge handed the Trump administration a major victory by striking down New York’s landmark Climate Change Superfund Act. Judge P. Kevin Castel ruled that the law, which sought to hold fossil fuel companies financially responsible for climate change-related damages, overstepped the state’s authority because it was […]
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