Another Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate Superfund Law as Unconstitutional

The record

Publisher

U.S. Department of Justice

Source

U.S. Department of Justice

Kind

Release

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Enforcement

Importance

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Published (source time)

2026-09-28 12:00 UTC

First seen on Kresmion

2026-09-28 16:22 UTC, 4 h after publication

The original

Link checked 2026-10-27: available.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Government work.

The publisher's summary

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the United States’ motion for summary and invalidated New York’s “Climate Change Superfund Act.” The court held the law is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from imposing $75 billion in penalties on global energy producers for the alleged local effects of climate change. Last month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York also ruled against the state .

The publisher's words, as published.