Mix of climate-related actions at the state level on the radar - the storm keep a coming and someone's gotta pay to clean up the mess.
Trump administration sues Hawaii, 3 other states to block climate lawsuits, laws
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...uits-laws/
President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday it is suing four Democratic-led states to prevent them from enforcing “burdensome and ideologically motivated” laws and pursuing lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over the harms caused by climate change.
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Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez filed the state’s lawsuit against oil companies Thursday.
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The litigation filed by the Justice Department Wednesday against Hawaii and Michigan said the intended lawsuits by the states constitute an “extraordinary extraterritorial reach” that would unlawfully undermine federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the administration’s foreign policy objectives.
Numerous Democratic-led states have in recent years filed similar lawsuits against companies including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell and BP, accusing them of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in causing climate change.
The Hawaii complaint names those five oil companies and Aloha Petroleum, Phillips 66, Woodside Energy Hawaii, BHP Hawaii, Equilon, and the American Petroleum Institute.
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“The federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department attempts to block Hawaii from holding the fossil fuel industry responsible for deceptive conduct that caused climate change damage to Hawaii,” said Gov. Josh Green.
He pointed to the “devastating climate-driven, wildfire-initiated disaster on Maui” that resulted in the “tragic loss of 102 lives” and billions of dollars in damage.
“This climate-related wildfire was the deadliest in United States history in more than a century,” said Green.
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The U.S. Supreme Court in March rejected a bid by 19 Republican-led states, led by Alabama, to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing such lawsuits. The Republican-led states raised similar claims as the Justice Department’s case." (more at link)
Meanwhile, the Hawaii legislature passed a small increase in TAT and a 11% fee on cruise ship cabins that should help raise $85 - $100 million for climate-related mitigation projects. Good to see the local lawmakers and Green going to bat to actually acknowledge and address reality.
Trump administration sues Hawaii, 3 other states to block climate lawsuits, laws
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...uits-laws/
President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday it is suing four Democratic-led states to prevent them from enforcing “burdensome and ideologically motivated” laws and pursuing lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over the harms caused by climate change.
...
Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez filed the state’s lawsuit against oil companies Thursday.
...
The litigation filed by the Justice Department Wednesday against Hawaii and Michigan said the intended lawsuits by the states constitute an “extraordinary extraterritorial reach” that would unlawfully undermine federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the administration’s foreign policy objectives.
Numerous Democratic-led states have in recent years filed similar lawsuits against companies including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell and BP, accusing them of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in causing climate change.
The Hawaii complaint names those five oil companies and Aloha Petroleum, Phillips 66, Woodside Energy Hawaii, BHP Hawaii, Equilon, and the American Petroleum Institute.
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“The federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department attempts to block Hawaii from holding the fossil fuel industry responsible for deceptive conduct that caused climate change damage to Hawaii,” said Gov. Josh Green.
He pointed to the “devastating climate-driven, wildfire-initiated disaster on Maui” that resulted in the “tragic loss of 102 lives” and billions of dollars in damage.
“This climate-related wildfire was the deadliest in United States history in more than a century,” said Green.
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The U.S. Supreme Court in March rejected a bid by 19 Republican-led states, led by Alabama, to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing such lawsuits. The Republican-led states raised similar claims as the Justice Department’s case." (more at link)
Meanwhile, the Hawaii legislature passed a small increase in TAT and a 11% fee on cruise ship cabins that should help raise $85 - $100 million for climate-related mitigation projects. Good to see the local lawmakers and Green going to bat to actually acknowledge and address reality.