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Justice Department keeps pressing the war on state climate superfund laws

The Justice Department highlighted another federal court decision on October 15 striking down New York’s climate superfund law as unconstitutional. The immediate effect is another setback for blue-state climate finance, and another reminder that industry and the federal government are lining up to crush state-level efforts to make polluters pay.

Why it matters: climate law blowback

First recorded Oct 16, 2026·Meaningfully updated 1 day ago

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Justice Department keeps pressing the war on state climate superfund laws

The Justice Department highlighted another federal court decision on October 15 striking down New York’s climate superfund law as unconstitutional. The immediate effect is another setback for blue-state climate finance, and another reminder that industry and the federal government are lining up to crush state-level efforts to make polluters pay.

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