司法部起诉四个州, 法律要求化石燃料公司为气候破坏付出代价。 DOJ sues four states over laws making fossil fuel companies pay for climate damage.

美国司法部对夏威夷、密歇根、纽约和佛蒙特州提起诉讼,质疑要求化石燃料公司为温室气体排放造成的损害支付赔偿的气候超级基金法。 The US Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Hawaii, Michigan, New York, and Vermont, challenging their climate superfund laws that require fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by greenhouse gas emissions. 司法部认为,这些州法律与联邦当局相冲突,增加了能源成本,扰乱了国家能源市场。 The DOJ argues these state laws conflict with federal authority, increase energy costs, and disrupt the national energy market. 批评者认为这些诉讼是为了保护化石燃料工业,而司法部则声称这些法律违反了联邦外交权力,并受到《清洁空气法》的先发制人。 Critics view the lawsuits as an attempt to protect the fossil fuel industry, while the DOJ claims the laws violate the federal foreign affairs power and are preempted by the Clean Air Act.