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  "path": "/news/19052026/new-zealand-amends-climate-law-protects-polluters/",
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  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
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    "Fossil Fuels",
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  "textContent": "New Zealand’s government has announced that it plans to amend the country’s signature climate law to prohibit liability arising from climate change damages, a controversial move that critics say would shield polluters from climate lawsuits and undermine the rule of law. It comes amidst recent legislative action from Republican lawmakers in the U.S. to similarly […]",
  "title": "New Zealand Moves to Ban Tort Liability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Damage"
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