A federal judge seemed sympathetic Thursday to arguments from red states and the fossil-fuel industry that a 2021 appellate court decision throwing out a lawsuit brought against the sector over pollution is relevant to their challenge of New York\u2019s climate superfund act.<\/p>\n
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