 Energy & Environment |
Energy & Environment |
|
|
Trump targets blue state climate lawsuits, laws |
The Trump administration has sued four Democrat-led states to try to block their climate-related lawsuits or laws. |
© Jenny Kane, Associated Press |
On Wednesday, the administration sued Michigan and Hawaii in an attempt to block them from suing fossil fuel companies over climate change. On Thursday, the administration also sued New York and Vermont over their "climate Superfund" laws — which require fossil fuel companies to pay for emissions stemming from their products. The administration argued that it's up to the federal government — not states — to regulate climate pollution and that therefore these lawsuits are unconstitutional. It made similar arguments in its cases against New York and Vermont, asking the courts to strike down their laws. The moves come after President Trump in an executive order directed the Justice Department to target state and local climate policies. "These burdensome and ideologically motivated laws and lawsuits threaten American energy independence and our country's economic and national security," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a written statement. "The Department of Justice is working to 'Unleash American Energy' by stopping these illegitimate impediments to the production of affordable, reliable energy that Americans deserve." Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) in a written statement described the lawsuit against her state as frivolous, noting that the state has yet to file a lawsuit — though it has been working on a case. "As my office's anticipated lawsuit in this arena is not yet filed and our claims unknown to the administration—as conceded directly in their complaint— this lawsuit is at best frivolous and arguably sanctionable," Nessel said. Read more at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. Programming note: I'm off tomorrow, so The Hill's Elizabeth Crisp will be subbing in on this newsletter. |
|
|
A MESSAGE FROM CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA |
|
|
How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
|
|
A group of Republicans called for a "full repeal" of energy tax credits passed by Democrats in 2022 in a Thursday letter. |
| |
|
The United States and Ukraine signed a long-negotiated mineral deal on Wednesday evening, handing Washington future shares of Kyiv's natural resources, if the U.S. allocates new money to support its war against Russia |
| |
|
The House voted Thursday to axe California's electric vehicle mandate — defying Congress's own internal watchdog for the second day in a row. |
| |
|
News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
|
|
EPA staff braces for Friday reorganization announcement (E&E News) Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions (The New York Times)
USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States' Water Management (Inside Climate News)
|
|
|
A MESSAGE FROM CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA |
|
|
Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- Rachel will be speaking about her new book "Poisoning the Well" at Politics and Prose at the Wharf in Washington on Friday, May 2.
|
|
|
Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
|
|
President Trump is tapping national security adviser Mike Waltz to be his ambassador to the United Nations following reports of his ouster in the midst of a controversy over a group text chat. Read more |
| The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to end deportation protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans, the administration's latest plea for the justices to intervene in President Trump's sweeping immigration agenda. Read more |
|
|
Op-eds related to energy & environment submitted to The Hill: |
|
|
You're all caught up. See you tomorrow! |
400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 |
Copyright © 1998 - 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. |
|
|
|
If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.
No comments:
Post a Comment