The Trump administration filed lawsuits Wednesday against Michigan and Hawaii in an attempt to block the states from seeking damages in court against fossil fuel companies for alleged climate change harm.
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action. The DOJ says plans by Michigan and Hawaii to take legal action over climate harm would infringe on the federal government’s authority.
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump’s administration has sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from filing lawsuits against major oil companies over the fossil fuel industry’s role in climate change, accusing the Democratic-led states of overreach and imperiling domestic energy production.
The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda.
The agency argued that pending lawsuits from Hawaiʻi and Michigan against fossil fuel companies for harms caused by climate change would infringe on the federal government’s authority.
The Trump administration is suing both Michigan and Hawaii over the states' plans to take oil companies to court over their alleged role in causing global warming and environmental damage. In complaints filed late Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the two states' planned actions against the oil an…
The Trump administration has sued four Democratic-led states to try to block their climate-related lawsuits or laws. On Wednesday, the administration sued Michigan and Hawaii in an attempt to block them from suing fossil fuel companies over climate change.
