Media Coverage
Source: Tech Brew
Media Coverage
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas
02.27.25
A lawsuit filed by 22 states against New York argues that the state’s new climate superfund law oversteps federal authority and unfairly punishes energy producers for past legal activities. New York’s law followed a similar one in Vermont, which is also facing legal challenges.
In a recent interview with Tech Brew, Environmental & Natural Resources partner Amanda Halter said, “[New York has] such an enormous economy. If this law actually survives—in whole or in part—the implications of that are enormous.”
Halter noted that the laws in New York and Vermont law were based on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), a federal superfund law enacted by Congress in 1980.
“If this whole concept of retroactivity gets a fresh look, and these laws fail in part on that basis, I think you’ll see some clever lawyers saying, ‘hey, let’s re-look at the retroactive components of CERCLA and revisit whether that still is constitutional,’” she added.
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