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Trump Administration Sues New York and Vermont Over Climate Superfund Legislation
On May 1, 2025, the federal government brought separate suits against both New York and Vermont alleging that these state’s “climate ...
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action. The office argued in filings Wednesday that a lawsuit out of ...
Justice Department sues New York, Vermont, over climate change policies
The Trump administration is taking New York, Vermont and several other states to court over "ideologically motivated" ...
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DOJ drags New York, 3 other states, to court over climate plans conflicting with Trump’s energy agenda
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 ...
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New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges
On Thursday, the Justice Department filed federal lawsuits against Vermont and New York, the only other state to have enacted a climate superfund law, arguing that the measures were “a brazen ...