US EditionDOJ urges federal judge to strike down climate change law
- The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to invalidate a New York law aimed at fossil fuel companies for climate change impact, as stated by the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division.
- The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to invalidate a New York law targeting fossil fuel companies for climate change involvement, labeling it as 'lawless overreach.'
- The filing claims the law is a 'transparent monetary-extraction scheme' for state infrastructure projects.
- The statement asserted, 'Individual states have no authority to regulate nationwide and global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Trump Admin Files to Block Billions in N.Y. Climate Change Fees
The Department of Justice has filed for an immediate federal court ruling in New York to block the state from imposing billions in liability claims against energy producers based on the state's "Climate Change Superfund Act." The DOJ originally filed against New York in May as part of a broader challenge against similar climate change liability claims made by Vermont, Hawaii, and Michigan. New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed what he…
DOJ Urges Federal Judge to Strike Down Climate Change Law
NEW YORK – The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to invalidate a New York law that seeks to punish fossil fuel companies for their alleged role in climate change. In a motion for summary judgment, filed late Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division asked a U.S. District Court judge to “end New York’s lawless overreach” by “declaring the Superfund Act invalid and unenforceable, and permanen…
DOJ urges federal judge to strike down climate change law - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) — The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to invalidate a New York law that seeks to punish fossil fuel companies for their alleged role in climate change. In a motion for summary judgment, filed late Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division asked a U.S. District Court judge to “end New York’s lawless overreach” by “declaring the Superfund Act invalid and unenforceable, an…
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