19 States File Federal Lawsuit Against Five Other States Over Climate Change Litigation

Published on May 23, 2024

A total of 19 states have filed a federal lawsuit against five other states, challenging their attempts to impose liability on energy companies for climate change impacts through state tort law. The plaintiffs argue in the May 22 filing that state-led lawsuits attempting to regulate national energy policy constitute overreach and infringe upon the constitutional principles of federalism and interstate commerce. The action is being taken by the group of states led by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall against California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. In a press release on Thursday, May 23, announcing the action, Mr. Marshall said that those five states are unconstitutionally attempting “to dictate the future of American energy policy.”...

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