4-5-2021-agletter-1b595f83bddc32fa.pdf

Attorneys General from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia have urged US Attorney General Merrick Garland to withdraw or reverse Department of Justice (DOJ) amicus briefs filed during the previous administration. These briefs supported fossil fuel defendants in climate litigation, arguing that state-law claims were preempted by federal law or should be removed to federal court. The signers argue these positions undermine efforts to hold companies accountable for a "decades-long deception campaign" regarding climate dangers and contradict President Biden's pledge to support plaintiff-driven climate litigation.

• Attorneys General from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia are requesting the DOJ to reverse positions taken in amicus briefs that sought to "undermine our efforts to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for harms caused in our states"
• The signers allege that fossil fuel companies engaged in a "decades-long deception campaign regarding the dangers that fossil fuels pose to the environment and our climate."
• In the case of State of Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp., the DOJ filed an amicus brief on May 5, 2020, arguing that state law claims were preempted by the foreign affairs power, the foreign Commerce Clause, and the federal Clean Air Act.
• The request for reversal is based on the assertion that the prior administration's positions "contravene President Bidens 2020 pledge to strategically support ongoing plaintiff-driven climate litigation against polluters."

APA

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Chicago

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@misc{centerforclimateintegrity2021452021agletter1b595f83bddc32fapdf, author = {{Center for Climate Integrity}}, title = {{4-5-2021-agletter-1b595f83bddc32fa.pdf}}, publisher = {Center for Climate Integrity}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/4-5-2021-AGLetter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }