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 ...

On Thursday, the DOJ sued New York and Vermont, challenging their climate superfund laws that would force fossil fuel companies to pay into state-based funds based on previous greenhouse gas ...

New York’s law charges companies that released over a billion metric tons of greenhouse gases between 2000 and 2018. According to the lawsuit, the law implements an annual penalty rate of $3 ...

The new climate superfund laws are based on the fact that the burning of fossil fuels, which produces planet-warming carbon dioxide and other gases, is the main driver of climate change.

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions “What we expected is they would intervene in the pending lawsuits, not to try to preempt or prevent a ...

Justice Department Sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York Over State Climate Actions DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their ...

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 ...

West Virginia led the charge against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, ... New York’s law charges companies that released over a billion metric tons of greenhouse gases between 2000 and ...