The landmark law would require oil and gas companies in the state to pay $75 billion toward a climate superfund.

Climate advocates on Monday called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to appeal a ruling by a federal judge that found the state’s superfund law, aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for the weather disasters they cause, was unenforceable — “a bad decision,” as campaigner Jamie Henn said, “based off a controversial ruling.” Henn, co-founder of 350.org and director of…

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