Trump moves to shield oil companies from climate lawsuits as states push back

Trump moves to shield oil companies from climate lawsuits as states push back

Over 30 states and cities suing oil giants for climate damages now face direct legal opposition from the Trump administration, which has begun suing states to block their cases.Karen Zraick reports for The New York Times.In short:President Trump has called climate liability lawsuits a threat to the economy and ordered the Justice Department to preemptively sue states like Hawaii and Michigan to prevent them from proceeding.Attorney General Pamel…