The Trump administration filed demands on Wednesday to prevent legal action against two US states Against fossil fuel companies Damage caused by climate change. Thursday, the judiciary (DOJ) requested two other states For its climate laws.
Officers of four democratic countries –Hawaii and Michigan, New York and Vermont– They are challenging before these unprecedented demands, which compat with the model of the climate activity that Trump has taken in his first time 100 days to rule again. In last year’s election campaign, he assured that “stop waves of trivial cases of environmental extremists.”
It was again tone of Attorney General Pameela Pandey on the recent demands. “This is expensive and ideologically encouraging demands and cases threatening US Energy Freedom Our country’s economic and national security, ”he wrote.
The judiciary accuses the states of climate actions Conflict with federal power And Trump’s Energy Domain Agery – a notice after the president signed an administrative order Energy emergency Nationally on January 20th on his first day. This is what happens in every state, how the leaders responded.
Hawaii and Michigan’s requests
Despite the threat, Hawaii presented his Thursday Demand against seven groups of combined fossil fuel companies And American Petroleum Company. The Associated Press reports that it blames damage, negligence and more for the resources of the public trust.
Governor Josh Green addresses fossil fuel companies, which should be held responsible for their role Influences to change climate In the state, including Lahina’s death forest fire in 2023.
“This request is to hold these parties and change the costs that cause climate crisis and Protect Hawaii citizens in the future“He said in a statement.
The US Justice Department’s case on Wednesday confirmed that the planned request was an “intention of an extraordinary extraterrestrial”, which will illegally undermine the federal regulation of the greenhouse gas emission.
The judiciary’s comments also apply to Michigan, he is fighting Oil and gas companies It is said to be climate damage.
Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel announced his purpose last year Touch the case on the fossil fuel industry For its role in the adverse impact on the climate and the state of the state.
In a statement that was shared yesterday, Nessel said: “I am in my intention to submit this case that the president and the donors of big oil companies fear.”
Described the request for it The White House is “amazing degeneration” And before the judiciary and Michigan prosecute it, it is “the best of the best cases, which can be allowed.”
He added that the White House and the oil industry “will not succeed in any effort to prevent our approach to submitting our claims before the courts.”
The laws of New York and Vermont Superfonto are protected by the weather
New York and Vermont also sued last year’s recognized climate laws. Designed to deal with damage associated with hazardous waste landslides, these 45 -year laws will force fossil fuel companies to pay state funds based on their previous emissions Greenhouse gases.
DOJ described the “transparent currency extraction program” laws. He argued that the laws of the states were also Control the greenhouse gas emission A national and worldwide-, thus violating the power of the central government.
AdvertisementIn response, Kathy Hochul, a spokesman for New York’s governor, declared that “the leader of the Democratic leader” Polluting companies have to pay for damage For our environment, New York is not cattle. We will not go back and go before big oil companies or before federal violation. “Vermont’s lawyer, the Foundation Clerk, said he wanted to represent Vermant in this case.
According to an occupation in support of the fossil fuel department
Lawyers have expressed their surprise and concern for the US government’s movements this week. “This is very unusual,” said Michael Gerard, the founder and director of the Sabin law on Colombia’s climate change, said AP in connection with Hawaii and Michigan cases.
“They are interfering with the pending demands that we expected, and should not attempt to present or prevent a request. This is a Occupation Movement in favor of the fossil fuel department“.
Ann Carlson, Professor of Environmental Act of California University in Los Angeles, said that Le Celdine, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Organization (EPA), has announced that he wants to cancel his company Clean air frame Those greenhouse gases are at risk of public health and well -being.
Advertisement“On the one hand, the United States says that Michigan and other states cannot Regulate the greenhouse gases Because the clean air law does it, therefore, it prevents states, “Carlson said. On the other hand, the US is trying to not use clean air law. “
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