Trump sues Michigan, Hawaii to thwart climate change lawsuits

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Through a multitude of executive orders, Trump has tried to ramp up domestic energy production in his second term as president, including four signed at the beginning of April that allowed aging coal plants to remain open and fast-tracked funding permits for new coal-fired facilities.
47% : "By targeting major fossil fuel businesses, many of which operate on federal lands or supply federal agencies, Michigan's anticipated lawsuit would raise costs for federal operations and consumers nationwide, obstructing the Clean Air Act's goal of balancing environmental protection with economic growth," the administration said.
43% : "The United States has parens patriae standing to protect the economic well-being of its citizens and the national energy market from Michigan's attempts to impose extraterritorial and excessive burdens on fossil fuel companies, which will raise energy costs for consumers nationwide and disrupt the uniform regulation of fossil fuel production," Trump says in the complaint said.
43% : Trump also cited the need to stabilize and ultimately decrease the cost of fossil fuels for Americans in the complaints, which effectively seek to hamstring states' ability to enforce air quality standards.
41% : The prospective lawsuits against fossil fuel companies go beyond the states' authority to limit out-of-state pollutant sources, the administration claims.
40% : Linked in the lawsuit is an October 2024 article from Michigan Capitol Confidential that claims Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel intends to "wage war" on fossil fuel companies with "activist litigation," although Nessel has yet to file any such suits.
38% : "Michigan would disrupt the national market for fossil fuels, and its request for damages would increase energy costs for consumers and businesses nationwide, as these costs are passed through the interstate energy market," it said.
37% : "The United States' proprietary interests include its economic interests in revenue from fossil fuel leasing on federal lands, which generated over $13.8 billion in 2024, and its costs for purchasing fossil fuels, which will increase if Michigan and other states seek damages from fossil fuel companies," he said.
28% : The president accused the states of standing in the way of his plans to revitalize domestic energy production. (CN) -- Michigan and Hawaii threaten to undermine America's domestic energy production and will violate federal law if they file suit against fossil fuel companies for climate change harms, the Trump administration claimed in a pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday.

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