State Climate Laws and Litigation Face Federal Pushback Under New Executive Order
By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14260, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach. Framed as part of the Administration’s broader strategy of unleashing American energy, the Order directs federal agencies to eliminate what it calls “illegitimate impediments” posed by state and local governments to the production, development and use of traditional energy resources—oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, geothermal, biofuel, critical minerals and nuclear energy....
By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP