Oregon, Washington trail almost every state in adding green energy

Oregon, Washington trail almost every state in adding green energy

On Feb. 17, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek released a video assuring Oregonians that Donald Trump would not derail the progressive state’s efforts to combat climate change.As promised during his presidential campaign, Trump had issued executive orders during his first week in office aimed at halting new sources of wind power and freezing Biden-era funding for renewable energy.

Trump’s ‘Phony Energy Emergency’ Used by DOJ to Target State Climate Laws - WhoWhatWhy

Defenders of climate and the rule of law blasted the Trump administration on [May 2] for using what one consumer campaigner called a “phony” emergency to wage lawfare against states trying to hold Big Oil financially accountable for the planetary crisis. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed complaints against New York and Vermont over their climate superfund laws, which empower states to seek financial compensation from fossil f…

Seventeen states misguidedly sue to block Trump from stopping wind power

The attorneys general of 17 green states have jointly sued the President and the heads of a dozen federal agencies. Under the President's day one executive order (EO), these agencies stopped approving pretty much anything to do with wind power development. The States want the Court to tell these Agencies to stop stopping.

Trump DOJ Asks Courts to Block State Lawsuits Targeting Energy Companies – DV Journal

The Trump administration is taking a proactive approach to attempts by blue states to use their laws to restrict the nation's energy industry in the name