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A second judge hit New York's climate bill.
The 2024 law would have made oil companies pay $75 billion over 25 years. Judge Brenda Sannes threw it out on Sept. 1. Friday's Times said another judge has now struck it down.
The Rocket News · Science Desk · New YorkSeptember 25, 2026 · 3 min read
NEW YORK — Friday's New York Times climate report led with a second federal judge striking down New York's climate superfund law. The statute, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2024, would have required large fossil-fuel companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for projects against extreme weather.
The first ruling is already on the books. On Sept. 1, Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes of the Northern District of New York called the law an unusual and sweeping statute and held it unenforceable, in conflict with federal law. The Justice Department had backed the challenge. The Friday headline said a second judge has now reached the same end. The Science desk files the $75 billion, and does not invent the second judge's name.
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