{"id":2211497,"date":"2024-04-02T14:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-state-ags-push-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-hawaiis-drastic-climate-case-against-energy-companies\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:56:42","slug":"gop-state-ags-push-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-hawaiis-drastic-climate-case-against-energy-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-state-ags-push-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-hawaiis-drastic-climate-case-against-energy-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican state attorneys general urge Supreme Court to step in on Hawaii&#8217;s climate lawsuit against energy firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-state-ags-push-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-hawaiis-drastic-climate-case-against-energy-companies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211497&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group\u200c of 20 Republican state attorneys general submitted\u200c an amicus\u2062 brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a significant climate case\u2062 involving \u2062energy\u200c companies. Honolulu \u2062sued oil giants Exxon and Chevron for climate change impacts. The case raises concerns over federal law and state policies. \u200cAlabama&#8217;s \u200bAttorney \u2062General, Steve \u200dMarshall, is involved in the matter. A\u200c coalition\u200c of \u200c20 Republican state attorneys general filed \u200can \u200camicus brief with the U.S. \u200cSupreme Court in a\u200b major climate case against energy companies. Honolulu&#8217;s lawsuit targets oil giants like Exxon and\u200c Chevron for their alleged role in climate change effects. The case highlights issues \u200brelated\u200c to federal law and \u200dstate regulations. Notably, Alabama&#8217;s\u200d Attorney General, Steve Marshall, \u200dplays a role in\u200d this legal matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A coalition of 20 Republican state attorneys general filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamaag.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024.04.01-Amici-States-Brief-in-Honolulu.pdf\">amicus brief<\/a> with the U.S. Supreme Court this week, asking it to take up a major leftist climate case against energy companies that could have serious ramifications for the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Honolulu claimed in a lawsuit that oil companies like Exxon and Chevron should pay billions of dollars because they were responsible for weather events caused by climate change, including sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, and global warming.<\/p>\n<p>The oil companies initially appealed the ruling with the Hawaii Supreme Court, noting that federal law prevents states from shaping policies for all states, but Hawaii\u2019s top court sided with the city of Honolulu.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamaag.gov\/attorney-general-marshall-files-amicus-brief-with-supreme-court-to-stop-cities-and-states-from-crippling-the-energy-industry\/\">led the coalition<\/a> in filing the amicus brief with support from Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Hawaiians want to rely on solar power, I have no problem with that,\u201d said Marshall. \u201cBut Honolulu cannot force its views onto Alabama\u2014or any other State. Major decisions about our national energy policy must be made at the federal level, not dictated by one lawsuit brought by one city in its own courts.\u201d He added, \u201cIt is especially hypocritical for Honolulu, which has reaped tremendous benefits from fossil fuels for travel and the tourism industry, to try to impose costs on the rest of the Nation, which also depends on energy to meet day-to-day needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711847459151000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3OccKYAVbZP-9J-sgruazM\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The amicus brief argues that cases involving interstate emissions must be brought under federal law, not state law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtherwise, one State\u2019s actions could violate the sovereignty of every other State to set its own energy and environmental goals,\u201d Marshall\u2019s office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamaag.gov\/attorney-general-marshall-files-amicus-brief-with-supreme-court-to-stop-cities-and-states-from-crippling-the-energy-industry\/\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThe brief further argues that Hawaii\u2019s lawsuit creates an interstate controversy, which must be resolved by the federal courts. The Supreme Court must intervene before a state judge in Hawaii has the chance to impose what would be a massive tax on the energy system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, 20 GOP state attorneys general submitted an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court, urging its involvement in a significant climate lawsuit. 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