Frank Sinatra says if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. So what does it mean when it’s repeatedly made clear that you just can’t make it in New York? That question is one the climate litigation campaign is grappling with today.

In yet another demoralizing defeat for the nationally-coordinated climate litigation campaign – and a poignant moment of déjà vu  – New York City’s lawsuit against American energy producers yesterday has been dismissed (for the second time). The Supreme Court of the State of New York’s ruling firmly rejected the city’s claims that the companies had misled the public about their products and their sustainability commitments.

This defeat marks the third blow to New York – city and state – in their attempts to “take down” American energy companies.

Read the full post at EIDClimate.org.

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