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States against climate change lawsuits ask for dismissal of NYC's

By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Jun 5, 2018 @ 9:00am

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The top lawyers of 15 states are again asking a federal judge to reject the legal strategy used by public officials and the private attorneys with whom they’ve teamed to sue the energy industry over alleged effects of climate change.
Whoa! Slow down! The climate-change lawsuits are getting out of control!

By The West Virginia Record | Wednesday, Apr 25, 2018 @ 9:31am

It's one thing for state and local governments to sue oil, gas, and coal companies, alleging that their fossil fuels contribute to some nebulous hazard called “global warming” or “climate change” (or “weird weather”) that creates some supposed damage that governments must expend public funds to rectify.
As Boulder sues, 15 states - including Colorado - oppose global warming lawsuits

By John O'Brien | Saturday, Apr 21, 2018 @ 10:50am

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two days after local officials in the Boulder, Colo., area filed a lawsuit that attempts to hold large energy companies liable for the alleged effects of global warming, the state’s top lawyer showed that she disagrees with their legal argument by voicing her opposition to similar lawsuits in California.