{"id":2255053,"date":"2024-05-29T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-state-ags-sue-to-protect-residents-from-blue-state-climate-agenda\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:54:36","slug":"19-state-ags-sue-to-protect-residents-from-blue-state-climate-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-state-ags-sue-to-protect-residents-from-blue-state-climate-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"19 State Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Safeguard Residents Against Blue State Climate Policies"},"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\">28<\/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%2F19-state-ags-sue-to-protect-residents-from-blue-state-climate-agenda%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=2255053&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>Nineteen state attorneys\u2063 general\u200b recently filed a lawsuit against five Democrat-led states for \u200balleged coercion of the\u2063 nation to comply with a radical climate agenda.\u200c Led by Alabama&#8217;s\u2062 Steve \u200cMarshall, the group aims to\u2063 block lawsuits targeting \u2062oil and gas producers, \u2064asserting that these\u2062 actions could have major repercussions beyond the states&#8217; jurisdictions. \u2064The lawsuit challenges the \u2064defendant states&#8217;\u200d authority to\u2062 influence national energy policies through their singular regulations. The dispute, elucidated by Kansas Attorney \u200dGeneral Kris Kobach, focuses on the potential \u200bdetrimental effects of such regulations on national energy \u200bsystems and affordable energy availability.\u200c The ongoing \u200blegal battle underscores the clash between state autonomy in energy policy and the overarching impact on nationwide industries and consumers. California&#8217;s pivotal role in shaping emissions standards is highlighted, triggering a\u200c broader discussion on the\u2064 influence of individual states on national regulatory frameworks.\u2063 The case, spearheaded by \u200bAttorney General Marshall, contests the defendant states&#8217; imposition of climate crisis-related damages on energy companies, marking a pivotal moment in \u200cthe debate over states&#8217; rights \u2063versus federal\u2062 energy policy mandates.  <\/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<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nineteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court last week against a coalition of five Democrat-led states accused of coercing the nation into compliance with a radical climate agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The group of nearly two dozen attorneys general filed the suit against California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island for imposing strict regulations that present consequences for the rest of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia and New Jersey and the defendant states are trying to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sold-a-million-barrels-from-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-to-china-owned-gas-giant\/\" title=\"Biden Sold a Million Barrels From US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China-Owned Gas Giant\">national energy policy<\/a> through state laws,\u201d Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/12-state-attorneys-general-challenge-blue-states-radical-climate-policies-impacting-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News, whose state joined the lawsuit. \u201cIf the defendant states\u2019 laws have their desired effects, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-video-cop26-crazies-climate-activists-call-for-end-of-capitalism-black-liberation-abolition-of-police\/\" title=\"Exclusive Video: COP26 Crazies! Climate Activists Call for 'End of Capitalism,' 'Black Liberation,' Abolition of Police\">fossil fuel energy companies<\/a> across the nation will either be hit with massive damages or have to change their policies directly. And, those defendant states will affect the availability of cheap, affordable energy in our states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiff states are asking the Supreme Court to block ongoing lawsuits against oil and gas producers that threaten to present repercussions for constituents beyond the jurisdictions of blue state courts. The coalition of state attorneys general suing to block blue state lawsuits is led by Alabama\u2019s Steve Marshall, whose office explained in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamaag.gov\/attorney-general-marshall-leads-19-state-lawsuit-against-california-others-threatening-energy-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a> that ongoing litigation in the five defendant states demands \u201cbillions of dollars in damages\u201d from energy companies \u201cfor an alleged \u2018climate crisis.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe theory advanced by these states is truly radical: A small gas station in rural Alabama could owe money to the people of Minnesota simply for selling a gallon of gas. The customer might even be liable too,\u201d Marshall said. \u201cThese states are welcome to enforce their preferred policies within their jurisdiction, but they do not have authority to dictate our national energy policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California has long been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanactionforum.org\/insight\/californias-zero-emissions-vehicle-rule-and-its-nationwide-impacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">national leader<\/a> in shaping emissions standards across the country due to exemptions for the Golden State embedded in the Clean Air Act. Seventeen states plus the District of Columbia have chosen to adopt California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. statehood\">vehicle emissions rules<\/a>, which are more strict than federal regulations. For decades, California\u2019s outsized influence has driven vehicle manufacturers to comply with the West Coast emissions rules to meet the criteria embraced by more than a quarter of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Marshall extrapolated on the newly filed case brought to the Supreme Court last week in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/alabama-sues-to-stop-californias-climate-change-power-grab-f31e5331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a> for the Wall Street Journal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustice Louis Brandeis described states as laboratories of democracy that \u2018can try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country,\u2019\u201d Marshall asked. \u201cBut what happens when a state tries to experiment on its neighbors? That\u2019s the question presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in <em>Alabama v. California<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marshall continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This blue-state experiment arises from policy makers\u2019 frustrations with the national democratic process. Oil and gas account for two-thirds of U.S. primary energy consumption; they are critical to economic prosperity and geopolitical power. Despite decades of effort, progressive climate activists haven\u2019t persuaded Congress to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-letting-environmental-groups-funded-by-russia-dictate-americas-energy-policy\/\" title=\"Stop Letting Environmental Groups Funded By Russia Dictate America\u2019s Energy Policy\">ban fossil fuels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-change-lawsuits-oil-states-234edc15b4045ecb9eff0b5e27ca0aa5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">States<\/a> joining Alabama in the suit before the Supreme Court include Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat attorneys general in the states being sued have dismissed the case as \u201cpolitical theater\u201d and \u201cabsurd,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-change-lawsuits-oil-states-234edc15b4045ecb9eff0b5e27ca0aa5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen state attorneys general recently filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court challenging a group of five Democrat-led states. They accused California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island of enforcing a radical climate agenda on the nation. 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