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Environmental Groups Denied Intervention in Constitutional Challenge to New York’s Climate Law
November 17, 2025
Giselle F. Mazmanian, Esq.
MGKF Litigation Blog
Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York denied a motion by several environmental organizations seeking to intervene in a multistate constitutional challenge to New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act (“CCSA” or the “Act”) – a landmark 2024 statute designed to recover climate adaptation costs from major fossil fuel producers. The statute (N.Y. Env’t Conservation Law §§ 76-0101, et seq.) has drawn national attention as one of the more aggressive state-level attempts to assign financial responsibility for climate impacts. For background on the CCSA, see my special alert post.
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