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Multistate Lawsuit Against New York's Climate Superfund Act

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: New York, United States

Source: News Break

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Planned

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging New York State’s Climate Superfund Act, which could impose $75 billion of liability on major fossil fuel companies. The lawsuit argues that the Act is unconstitutional and detrimental to traditional energy producers, particularly coal producers in West Virginia.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Natural Gas, Government
Location
New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
News Break

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The project “Multistate Lawsuit Against New York's Climate Superfund Act” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in New York, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from News Break.

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2026-07-22

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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging New York State’s Climate Superfund Act, which could impose $75 billion of liability on major fossil fuel companies. The lawsuit argues that the Act is unconstitutional and detrimental to traditional energy producers, particularly coal producers in West Virginia.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

New York

City

New York

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Natural Gas, Government

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2025-02-14

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