New York’s Climate Fine Blocked | Charleston News

New York’s $75 billion climate penalty plan for energy giants just got derailed by a federal judge who ruled it’s an illegal state overreach — a win for West Virginia AG J.B. McCuskey, who warned the law would wreck jobs and national security, and argued federal Clean Air Act rules already cover emissions. The judge agreed, saying states can’t bypass federal law. New York plans to appeal, but McCuskey’s confident — calling it a power grab to skirt past court rulings — as similar battles brew in Vermont. The energy regulation war is far from over. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/32e0eb566cae9604