>Over a dozen states, including Arizona and New Mexico, are broadening their lawsuit over President Trump’s declaration of a national “energy emergency,” which he issued on the first day of his presidency.
>”The energy and critical minerals identification, leasing, development, production, transportation, refining, and generation capacity of the United States are all far too inadequate to meet our Nation’s needs,” the order stated. “We need a reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of energy to drive our Nation’s manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and defense industries, and to sustain the basics of modern life and military preparedness.”
>It directed agencies to use emergency rules to speed up fossil fuel development.
>In their lawsuit, the 16 states, all with Democratic attorneys general, argue there’s no such emergency according to the National Emergencies Act. They also say Trump’s order unfairly leaves out certain energy sources like wind and solar.
>More centrally, they contend that federal agencies are side-stepping important environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, to carry out the executive order.
>”Saying, ‘You’re using this emergency authority, or at least saying you’re going to, in ways that don’t comply with the statute or the regulation that gives you some emergency authorities,'” explained Erika Kranz, a staff attorney with the environmental and energy law program at Harvard Law School.
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Well no shit it isn’t real. It’s caused price increases though. He doesn’t give a shit as it doesn’t really affect him.
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>Over a dozen states, including Arizona and New Mexico, are broadening their lawsuit over President Trump’s declaration of a national “energy emergency,” which he issued on the first day of his presidency.
>”The energy and critical minerals identification, leasing, development, production, transportation, refining, and generation capacity of the United States are all far too inadequate to meet our Nation’s needs,” the order stated. “We need a reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of energy to drive our Nation’s manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and defense industries, and to sustain the basics of modern life and military preparedness.”
>It directed agencies to use emergency rules to speed up fossil fuel development.
>In their lawsuit, the 16 states, all with Democratic attorneys general, argue there’s no such emergency according to the National Emergencies Act. They also say Trump’s order unfairly leaves out certain energy sources like wind and solar.
>More centrally, they contend that federal agencies are side-stepping important environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, to carry out the executive order.
>”Saying, ‘You’re using this emergency authority, or at least saying you’re going to, in ways that don’t comply with the statute or the regulation that gives you some emergency authorities,'” explained Erika Kranz, a staff attorney with the environmental and energy law program at Harvard Law School.
Well no shit it isn’t real. It’s caused price increases though. He doesn’t give a shit as it doesn’t really affect him.
There wasn’t one until he created it.