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Citizen Action of New York v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Geography
Year
2025
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2025
Status
Application to withdraw and discontinue appeal granted.
Geography
Docket number
CV-25-1957
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (N.Y. App. Div.)
Case category
State Law Claims (US) → Environmentalist Lawsuits (US)
Principal law
United States → New York Constitution-Environmental Rights AmendmentUnited States → State Law—Miscellaneous Statutes → New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
At issue
Topics
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
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07/23/2026
Application to withdraw and discontinue appeal granted.
The New York Appellate Division granted
Decision
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06/17/2026
Stipulation of discontinuance submitted.
The parties agreed that amendments to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act rendered the lawsuit moot. They agreed to the withdrawal, settlement, and discontinuance of NYSDEC's appeal.
Stipulation
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05/27/2026
Letter filed by petitioners-respondents.
The plaintiffs consented to adjourning oral argument and agreed that the case was moot in light of legislation that amended the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act to change the deadline at issue in the case.
Letter
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05/26/2026
Letter submitted by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted a letter informing the court that legislation had been enacted that extended the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act deadline at issue in this case. NYSDEC told the court that the amendments rendered the appeal and underlying proceeding moot.
Letter
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03/13/2026
Brief filed by appellant New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Brief
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02/11/2026
Motion to modify automatic stay denied and motion to expedite briefing schedule granted.
Decision
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12/23/2025
Motion to modify automatic stay and expedite briefing filed by respondents.
Motion
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Summary
Lawsuit to compel the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to issue regulations to implement the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s greenhouse gas reduction requirements.
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Group
Topics
Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance