Why New York’s Climate Superfund became a federal flashpoint

Why New York’s Climate Superfund became a federal flashpoint

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories explaining how the federal government’s shift in climate change policy could affect New York state’s efforts to deal with the effects of climate change. New York state lawmakers passed a landmark bill late last year that would make polluter companies pay into a fund that would fortify the state’s defenses against the effects of climate change.  But legal challenges are stalling the creation…