President Donald Trump's administration has sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from filing lawsuits against major oil companies over the fossil fuel industry's role in climate change, accusing the Democratic-led states of overreach and imperiling domestic energy production.

Trump administration sues Hawaii, 3 other states to block climate lawsuits, laws - Hawaii News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The Justice Department also filed a nearly identical suit against Michigan, where Attorney General Dana Nessel has retained three private law firms to pursue climate change litigation but has not yet sued. The main thrust of the administration’s argument is that the federal government should determine national energy policy, not individual states.