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(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration sued Michigan, its Democratic governor and attorney general, trying to block the state from seeking damages in court from fossil fuel companies it says caused harm through climate change.
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The suit filed Wednesday in a US District Court in Michigan said the state’s anticipated lawsuit interferes with US policy on greenhouse gas regulation and is an “extraordinary extraterritorial reach” that goes beyond Michigan’s authority.
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Michigan’s potential lawsuit would raise energy costs and disrupt the regulation of fossil fuel production, according to the complaint filed by lawyers with the US Department of Justice.
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“At a time when States should be contributing to a national effort to secure reliable sources of domestic energy, Michigan is choosing to stand in the way,” the complaint said.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in May 2024 that her office intends to sue the fossil fuel industry for posing long-terms risks to the environment, economy and livelihoods of people in the state, despite knowing the consequences of climate change.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been a proponent of clean energy and in 2023 signed legislation that her office said would make “Michigan a national leader in the fight against climate change.”
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The White House and officials from Michigan were not immediately available to requests for comment made after normal business hours. The US filing said the state’s lawsuit was “anticipated” and it was not immediately clear whether it had actually been filed.
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The Trump administration has moved quickly to scrap the US government’s formal conclusion that greenhouse gases endanger the public as it pivots away from the Biden-era focus on funding clean energy projects.
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In mid-April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting the use of coal to meet energy demand from AI data centers. He also ordered the Justice Department to take legal action against states that impose fines on fossil fuel companies for their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Despite the federal shift toward fossil fuel, some 20 states have ongoing clean energy goals, according to the Clean Energy States Alliance. Michigan is seeking to be fully powered by carbon-free electricity by 2040.
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