Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is joining with other states in the fight against harmful lawsuits that he believes will hurt energy production in the U.S.
Marshall announced the filing of a multistate brief opposing lawsuits that would impose massive liability on energy companies based on allegations of climate change. Three local governments in Maryland are seeking to use their courts to regulate the production, sale, and use of oil and gas anywhere in the world.
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“Maryland law cannot control energy production and environmental policies in Alabama,” Marshall said in a statement about the brief. “Baltimore’s concerns about emissions cross state lines, creating a federal issue that must be resolved federally, not by cities and counties seeking to line their pockets.”
“Maryland law cannot control energy production and environmental policies in Alabama. Baltimore’s concerns about emissions cross state lines, creating a federal issue that must be resolved federally, not by cities and counties seeking to line their pockets.”
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— Attorney General Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) July 16, 2025
Filed in the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Alabama-led brief urges dismissal of the three cases, which pose a direct threat to Alabama’s sovereignty and economic success.
“Maryland law cannot resolve an interstate dispute without breaking fundamental principles of federalism as articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court,” the brief argues.
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Marshall believes the attempts to regulate the global atmosphere invade the basic power of every other state to regulate for the health and well being of their own citizens.
“One State or local government cannot impose its environmental agenda on any other State as a matter of constitutional law,” Marshall added. “These cases must be dismissed.”
Other states’ attorneys general supporting the brief include Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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