Environmentalists Back New York Climate Change Law Against DOJ Attack

Several environmental groups are asking to intervene on New York’s behalf to defend the state’s Climate Change Superfund Act that requires fossil fuel companies to help fund infrastructure upgrades and disaster mitigation, with the law facing attacks from the Trump administration, industry groups and GOP-led states. The groups filed an Aug. 15 motion to intervene on New York’s behalf in the case, United States, et al. v. New York, et al. , in the U.S. District Court for the Southern...