DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Climate (scam) Lawsuit

Man, now that’s a real shame when your scam lawsuit gets hit with a lawsuit

US Justice Dept sues to block Minnesota’s climate change lawsuit

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Monday to block Minnesota from moving forward ?with a long-running lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil , opens new tab and other ?oil industry participants responsible for harms caused by climate change.

The lawsuit marked the latest in a series of cases President Donald Trump’s administration has filed that have sought to prevent Democratic-led states from ?enforcing laws or pursuing lawsuits that target fossil fuel companies over climate ?change.

Judges have recently dismissed two similar lawsuits that the Justice Department ?filed against Michigan and Hawaii, which are among the numerous states and local governments that have ?in recent years pursued climate-change-related investigations or lawsuits against fossil fuel producers.

The Justice Department’s ?latest lawsuit took aim at a lawsuit that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed in 2020 during Trump’s first term against Exxon, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute. (snip)

The Justice Department argues that through its ?lawsuit, Minnesota ?is seeking in violation of the U.S. Constitution to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, which are the exclusive domain of the federal government.

Ellison in a statement pledged to seek the ?dismissal of ?the “frivolous and meritless” lawsuit.

You mean like Minnesota’s shakedown suit? Have they considered what would happen if they win, namely that Exxon Mobil will simply stop selling their products in the state, and other fossil fuels companies will follow suit?

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10 Responses to “DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Climate (scam) Lawsuit”

  1. Jl says:

    The same clowns are perfectly happy to take in the almost 4 billion dollars generated each year in Mn. state gas taxes…

    • Alias says:

      US national average price of gasoline hits $4.50
      Diesel ??? $5.65

      In March renewables supplied more electric kW than #2 natural gas

  2. Dana says:

    These lawsuits are nothing more than backdoor tax increases. The oil companies simply pass the costs down to consumers, and the additional revenue fills state coffers, without our elected representatives having to vote on a tax increase.

    • Alias says:

      Dana people in MN Also must pay higher taxes for a much longer time than KY

      Because they live 10% longer and also have 15% higher incomes

      MN offers free college tuition to households earning less than $80,000

      • drowningpuppies says:

        According to their data (CDC), Minnesota’s average life expectancy is 78.8, slightly under the new national average.

        Put down the pipe, retard.

      • Elwood P. Dowd says:

        https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr74/nvsr74-12.pdf

        Minnesota is #7 in life expectancy at birth behind HI, MA, NY, NJ, CT, CA.

        WV has the lowest life expectancy, just a bit worse than MS, KY, AL, LA, TN, OK, AR, NM, SC.

        Minnesotans are at 79.3 yrs, KY at 73.6 yrs.

        Female life expectancy is 3-7 yrs greater than males!

        U.S. life expectancies lag behind those of other comparable nations, e.g., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K.

  3. drowningpuppies says:

    Walz and Ellison should be facing federal charges soon.

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