The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change.

DETROIT — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict ...

Louisiana joins 23 states suing Vermont, claiming its climate law is unconstitutional and unfairly targets out-of-state ...

The White House has begun a new effort to sue individual states over their climate initiatives and to stop lawsuits against ...

Vermont Climate Action Superfund Faces Second Legal Challenge ...

Following an Executive Order, the Justice Department has filed a complaint against the state’s climate superfund, among a suite of suits against other state climate actions.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announces the state will be joining a multi-state coalition in a legal challenge ...

The addition of plaintiffs does not change the suit’s argument but increases pressure on the state to finance its defense.

Louisiana has joined nearly two dozen other states in a lawsuit challenging Vermont’s new Climate Superfund Act, saying the law unconstitutionally penalizes consumers and energy companies, The Center ...

Democratic lawmakers in Maine are looking to create a climate superfund that would collect fees from groups that extract fossil fuels and refine crude oil, then use that money to fund clean energy ...

Gov. Scott has reiterated his belief that defending the policy could result in higher costs than any financial benefits it might bring.