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 ...

Similar climate superfunds in Vermont and New York, which impose fees on fossil fuel extractors and crude oiler refiners for ...

() − Louisiana joined 23 states challenging Vermont's new "Climate Superfund Act," claiming the law unconstitutionally ...

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

Vermont Climate Action Superfund Faces Second Legal Challenge ...

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 ...

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.

Supporters say the law would hold the biggest greenhouse gas polluters accountable for damages from harmful climate change.

On May 1, 2025, the federal government brought separate suits against both New York and Vermont alleging that these state’s “climate ...