Biden Admin Supports States’ Climate Lawfare Against Energy Firms; Won’t Hinder Trump’s Agenda
by Nick Pope Dec 17, 2024
The Biden administration dealt a blow to energy producers by arguing Wednesday that the Supreme Court should not intervene in ongoing legal assaults against energy companies across the country, but legal experts say that the recent filings will not meaningfully impede the Trump administration from taking a different course. [emphasis, links added]
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote in Wednesday’s filings that the Biden administration believes it is inappropriate for the Supreme Court to intervene in state or municipal lawsuits against energy producers seeking to make those companies fork over billions of dollars to compensate for their purported roles in causing climate change.
While the outgoing Biden administration sided with the Democrat jurisdictions bringing these suits, Prelogar’s filings will not get in the Trump administration’s way, legal experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-admin-supports-states-climate-lawfare-against-energy-firms-wont-hinder-trumps-agenda/
