12 States Join Lawsuit Against Biden Admin Over Climate Executive Order

The Biden Administration is facing legal heat over a climate change related Executive Order President Biden signed on January 27th.

The 12 states are led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt. The suit filed claimed the order could have serious economic impact through the expansion of federal regulatory power.

The executive order in question is titled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis”.

State attorney generals joining the suit are listed below:

• Arkansas, Leslie Rutledge

• Arizona, Mark Brnovich

• Indiana, Todd Rokita

• Kansas, Derek Schmidt

• Missouri, Eric Schmitt

• Montana, Austin Knudsen

• Nebraska, Doug Peterson

• Ohio, Dave Yost

• Oklahoma, Mike Hunter

• South Carolina, Alan Wilson

• Tennessee, Herbert Slatery

• Utah, Sean Reyes

Patriots Gazette broke the news on Twitter shortly after the suit was officially filed:

BREAKING: Biden Sued by 12 States Over Climate Executive Order

— The Patriots Gazette (@ThePatsGazette) March 8, 2021

Missouri AG Eric Schimitt joined Fox News’ Harris Faulkner to talk about his lawsuit, video footage is shared below:

Missouri is leading the way in fighting back against the radical agenda of the @JoeBiden Administration.

I joined @HARRISFAULKNER on @FoxNews today to talk about it.pic.twitter.com/H19Pp4CNvK

— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) March 9, 2021

AG Schmitt’s lawsuit argues that Biden’s order does not have the authority to set values for the social costs of carbon, methane, and nitrous oxide.

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