Trump Administration Sues Michigan to Halt State’s Fossil Fuel Lawsuit Plan
Gretchen Whitmer
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The Trump administration sued to block New York and three other states from trying to collect billions of dollars from oil companies for damage caused by climate change.
The US sued New York and Vermont Thursday seeking to invalidate the states’ “climate superfund” laws, which empower state officials to pursue payments from the companies to address harms created by increased floods, extreme weather and other costs tied to carbon pollution.