Industry Scores Another Legal Victory in New York City Climate Case

摘要

A federal judge has thrown out a second key lawsuit brought against major oil and gas producers seeking to hold them legally liable for the impacts of climate change to US cities. US District Judge John Keenan found that existing federal case law meant New York City could not sue five of the largest oil and gas companies in civil court over their production of fossil fuels because the power to regulate greenhouse gases lies with the US federal government