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New York sued by 22 US states over $75 billion climate superfund

Twenty-Two states, led by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, are suing New York over its Climate Change Superfund Act, demanding $75 billion from energy producers and claiming it is unconstitutional.
The lawsuit argues that New York is unfairly blaming a few energy companies for greenhouse gas emissions from multiple sources and attempting to overreach its authority.
The law requires fossil fuel companies to contribute to a fund for damages from 2000 to 2018 based on past emissions, according to the suit.
A spokesperson for New York Governor Kathy Hochul expressed confidence in defending the legislation against the lawsuit and stated they would defeat "Big Oil" once again.

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