A second judge in as many months has tossed a climate lawsuit brought by cities against major energy companies. In dismissing the New York City lawsuit, U.S. District Court Judge John F. Keenan wrote, “Global warming and solutions thereto must be addressed by the two other branches of government. ”
Judge Keenan, like his fellow federal jurist William Alsup in California, sees the courtroom as the wrong venue for solving a societal concern such as climate change. Both recent dismissals should serve as a flashing red light to other municipalities who are working with climate activists and their opportunistic plaintiffs’ lawyers pursuing similar litigation.
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