Posted on 05/02/2025 5:17:21 PM PDT by CFW
On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that lawsuits have been filed against several states over certain climate policies that the federal government says impede natural energy production and threaten energy independence. The complaints were filed against the states of New York, Vermont, Michigan, and Hawaii.
This comes after President Donald Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to take decisive action to stop the enforcement of state laws that "unreasonably burden domestic energy development," per the DOJ. The president issued this directive through an executive order titled "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach."
The Justice Department has sued New York and Vermont over their "climate superfund laws," which are laws that impose strict liability on energy companies for extracting or refining fossil fuels. The laws penalize businesses that are allegedly contributing to climate change. The New York law seeks $75 billion from energy companies, while the Vermont law does not disclose a specific amount.
The states of Hawaii and Michigan are being sued over their intention to sue fossil fuel companies on claims that these companies have created climate change harms. The Justice Department said that these states' lawsuits "burden energy production, force the American people to pay more for energy, and make the United States less able to defend itself from hostile foreign actors." The government alleges that these anticipated actions "are preempted by the Clean Air Act and violate the Constitution."
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They can’t prove man made climate change in any way, shape, or form so their lawsuits and fees should automatically be thrown out. And we should be drilling all over federal land in NY. They have the 2nd largest reserves in the US. When all that beautiful NY NG money goes to the Feds maybe they’ll wake up and get rid of scum like Cuomo and Hochul. Cuomo’s a friggen vampire.
The SC could have killed this BS in the crib a few months ago but no.
Yep. They dropped the ball on that. Roberts was too busy cataloging his extensive
collection of kiddie porn. It's practically a full time job.
Should just dethrone them of their statehood.
That would send a big message.
Next they will sue asphalt and concrete producers for automobile accidents.
Why did we ever make Hawaii a state?
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