States Explored Litigation to Challenge U.S. Policy on Climate Change
Posted on AllSides November 30th, 2020
From The Center
Nearly two dozen Democratic-led states at odds with the Trump administration on climate-change policy joined forces last year to explore using the courts to secure federal mandates on greenhouse-gas emissions, according to records and interviews.
The coalition agreed to cooperate in planning litigation against the federal government and consulted with former Environmental Protection Agency officials as part of the discussions, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and people involved in the effort.
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