New York's climate law that tried to punish oil companies is

The state of New York wanted fossil fuel companies to hand over $75 billion for climate damages, and a federal judge just said no. That is a real victory for the Trump administration and for anyone who thinks states shouldn't get to rewrite the rules of the energy economy through the courts. New York tried to punish companies for producing the very fuel that still powers most of America, and this ruling treats that scheme like what it is: unconstitutional.

The judge didn't buy the state's argument that a handful of companies should bankroll a climate slush fund. New York wanted to impose its preferred energy policy on the whole country, retroactively, using litigation. That's not environmentalism, it's extortion with a law degree. The Trump administration was right to push back, and this ruling should be a warning to every other state governor who thinks they can sue their way to a green transition.

This matters beyond the $75 billion. If New York had gotten away with this, other states would line up for their own piece of the oil industry, each setting its own penalty for doing business in a modern economy. There would be no predictable rules, just a lottery of political vendettas. The courts still have a job in this country, and today they actually did it. New York lost, and common sense won..