Trump's Executive Order Targets State Climate Policies
President Trump signs an executive order aimed at halting state-led climate accountability efforts, claiming they threaten U.S. energy dominance.
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President Trump has signed an executive order instructing the Department of Justice to halt enforcement of state climate laws, labeling them as unconstitutional. He specifically criticized laws in New York and Vermont that hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damages. The order has been met with backlash from environmental advocates who argue it undermines state rights and efforts toward climate accountability. Oil industry representatives have praised the move, arguing it restores legal order for energy production. Critics call the action an overreach and a legal challenge to democratic processes.
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The executive order specifically targets laws such as California's cap-and-trade program, and New York and Vermont's laws that hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damages, including Superfund laws requiring companies to pay for their historical emissions.
Environmental advocates view the order as an overreach of federal power undermining state climate initiatives and accountability efforts. Democratic governors like Kathy Hochul of New York and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico assert that states will continue advancing climate solutions, emphasizing constitutional authority to set environmental policies.
The oil and gas industry, represented by groups like the American Petroleum Institute, supports Trump's action, believing it restores legal order for energy production by countering what they see as unconstitutional state actions.
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