Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit challenges a new law that mandates major energy producers to contribute $75 billion to a fund aimed at addressing climate change damage.

West Virginia led the charge against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, suing to block the law that requires polluters to pay for environmental damage based on how many tons of fossil fuels they emitted during a specific period of time.

New York was sued on Thursday by 22 other U.S. states over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $75 billion over 25 years into a fund that will pay for damage caused by climate change.

New York is being sued by 22 other US states who say its climate change damage fund may 'cause an energy crisis'. View on euronews