Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined the fight against a controversial piece of legislation that promotes a radical climate agenda at the cost of American businesses. The state’s top law enforcement officer recently made the call to join 24 other attorneys general in a lawsuit against Vermont officials in relation to the state’s recently enacted Climate Superfund Act. The legislation, according to the officials, will significantly harm traditional domestic energy producers, leading to job losses, massive price inflation, and a shift in power production to foreign countries.
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“This is a case about a single state attempting to dictate energy and economic policy for the entire nation,” the complaint stated. “Vermont’s law threatens to drive up energy prices for Americans across the country and could force producers to shutter their operations altogether. Congress — not Vermont — has the authority to set uniform national standards.”
In a press statement, Marshall explained why he views the move against Vermont as necessary.
“Vermont’s action is both unlawful and deeply misguided,” Marshall said. “For decades, Vermont has relied on essential energy resources and never complained.”
“Yet now it seeks a way to extract huge sums from the American companies that have powered Vermont’s economy—indeed, the global economy. We should be lockstep in our ambition to secure affordable, reliable energy for all Americans and for the future of American prosperity. I will take the fight wherever political ideology stands in the way of that future.”
The suit lists Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Julie Moore and Director of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Climate Action Office Jane Lazorchak as defendants.
The Vermont statute levies retroactive penalties on coal, oil, and natural gas suppliers. It seeks to punish a small set of domestic energy producers for contributing to global greenhouse gas emissions from 1995 to 2024. The bill has no cap, so the fines levied could be in the billions. The coalition is asking the court to issue an injunction and declare the Act both unconstitutional and preempted by federal statutes.
Austen Shipley is the News Director for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
