The potential Democratic presidential contender called Republican attorneys general “wholly owned subsidiaries of Big Oil.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has made attacking Big Oil a central plank of a climate platform that he showcased in trips to China, the Vatican and New York. | Rich Pedroncelli/APto block lawsuits from California and four other states attempting to make major oil companies pay for climate change damages.
“These states are welcome to enforce their preferred policies within their jurisdiction, but they do not have authority to dictate our national energy policy,” Marshall said in a statement. “If the Supreme Court lets them continue, California and its allies will imperil access to affordable energy for every American.”
Red states have also challenged — so far unsuccessfully — California’s long-standing authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards. They have sued the U.S. EPA over rules to regulate emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production facilities. Newsom, a potential 2028 presidential contender and top surrogate for President Joe Biden’s reelection, has picked fights with Republican governors over hot-button issues such as abortion and guns.
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