Mandi Risko

The U.S. Department of Justice is making clear that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's long-anticipated climate lawsuit is imminent, and that fact justifies the federal government's preemptive legal action to stop it.

The Maryland Supreme Court showed clear skepticism yesterday toward efforts to revive three climate lawsuits brought by Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County. The cases, previously dismissed by lower courts, hinged on whether state law can be stretched to demand financial compensation for alleged climate impacts tied to greenhouse gas emissions released far beyond the state's borders.

Nearly every state that has filed a climate lawsuit enlisted expensive outside counsel to support its case – except Connecticut. That changed over the summer, when the state issued a request for proposals seeking outside law firms to “support and add depth” to the case it first filed in 2020. These responses were due in July and as of now, the state has yet to announce a firm.

The dark-money network bankrolling many of the climate-liability lawsuits against energy companies is now facing an IRS complaint, putting renewed focus on the shady financials driving this nationwide litigation campaign.

Over the last decade, an orchestrated climate agenda took hold across the U.S. that was built on aggressive emission reduction pledges, rapid transitions, and a coordinated climate lawfare offensive that recently celebrated it's ten-year mark without a single meaningful win. Designed to remake the energy landscape and eliminate fossil fuels, it was championed by politicians who embraced the green vision. Now, reality is setting in. Cracks are forming as states pivot from climate alarmism toward common sense.

The Maryland Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of three climate lawsuits Tuesday – filed by Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, and Annapolis – delivering a clean rejection of the legal theories driving the nationwide climate litigation campaign.

A Wisconsin State Senate special committee on oversight is sending a clear message to Attorney General Josh Kaul: end the use of privately funded Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs), particularly those whose salaries and benefits are paid by billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

As the affordability crisis deepens, states are beginning to confront the consequences of aggressive climate policies and reconsider the path forward. Democratic leaders in states long-known for climate leadership, such as California and Massachusetts, are

Bucks County's shaky climate lawsuit against the energy industry is facing mounting opposition – and now Pennsylvania's top legal official is joining the growing chorus calling out the case's fatal flaws.

With average gasoline prices topping $4 per gallon and diesel closing in on all-time highs of in wake of the Iran conflict, the White House recently called the nation's top refiners to Washington to discuss capacity and prices.