Justice department sues Hawaii, Michigan over suits against big oil for climate harm

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "At a time when states should be contributing to a national effort to secure reliable sources of domestic energy", Hawaii and Michigan are "choosing to stand in the way", the filings said.
55% : In court filings, the justice department said the Clean Air Act - a federal law authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate air emissions - "creates a comprehensive program for regulating air pollution in the United States and 'displaces' the ability of states to regulate greenhouse gas emissions beyond their borders".
55% : Federal agencies have announced plans to bolster coal power, roll back landmark water and air regulations, block renewable energy sources, and double down on oil and gas expansion.
54% : While this week's suits are consistent with Trump's plans to oppose state actions that interfere with energy dominance, "it's highly unusual", Gerrard told the Associated Press.
54% : "It's an intimidation tactic, and it's telling the fossil fuel companies how much Trump loves them.
49% : I remain undeterred in my intention to file this lawsuit the president and his big oil donors so fear.
48% : " The Trump administration has aggressively targeted climate policy in the name of fossil fuel investment.
47% : The suits, which legal experts say are unprecedented, mark the latest of the Trump administration's attacks on environmental work and raise concern over states' abilities to retain the power to take climate action without federal opposition.
44% : Meanwhile, Hawaii's governor, Josh Green, another Democrat, plans to target fossil fuel companies that he said should take responsibility for their role in the state's climate consequences, including 2023's deadly Lahaina wildfire.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.