The ‘highly unusual’ lawsuits have raised concern over states’ abilities to retain the power to take climate action. View on euronews

President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it is suing four Democratic-led states to prevent them from enforcing "burdensome and ideologically motivated" laws and pursuing lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over the harms caused by climate change.

The DOJ is suing Hawaii, Michigan, New York and Vermont for pushing climate laws it says are unconstitutional and dangerous to America’s energy independence.