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New York State Amends Landmark “Climate Change Superfund Act” Amidst Legal Challenges

We previously reported on New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Climate Superfund Act” or the “Act”), groundbreaking legislation that seeks to recover $75 billion from fossil fuel producers for...more

Gray Reed

How Much “Climate Justice” Do We Need … How Much Can We Stand?

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How will you and I become extinct? The UN assures us that the weather will be unpleasant whenever it happens. The IPCC has predicted that global “warming”, “heating”, “baking” “broiling” and other Game of Thrones-worthy...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

California Sues Big Oil for Denying, Downplaying Impact of Fossil Fuels on Climate Change

On September 16, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies for allegedly denying or downplaying the harm caused by fossil fuels on climate change....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Lawmakers Urge DOJ to Investigate Oil and Gas Companies

On July 25, 2023, Representative Ted Lieu and 19 other Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, requesting that the Department of Justice...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Greenpeace Sues European Commission Over Inclusion of Gas and Nuclear in EU Taxonomy

On April 18, 2023, eight Greenpeace organizations (the organizations) filed a lawsuit against the European Commission at the European Court of Justice following the Commission’s inclusion of natural gas and nuclear energy in...more

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