HUGE BLOW TO HOCHUL: Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s $75B “Superfund” Climate Law Fining Fossil Fuel Companies
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul New York Democrats’ scheme to extract a staggering $75 billion from energy producers has been struck down by a federal judge. Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes, an Obama appointee, ruled that New York’s so-called Climate Change Superfund Act was preempted by federal law and could not be enforced. The sweeping law, signed by Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul in