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15 States File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Emergency Order

The coalition challenges the executive order as unlawful, citing environmental risks and overreach of presidential emergency powers.

US President Donald Trump takes questions outside the West Wing of White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an energy-related executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
FILE - The CHS oil refinery is silhouetted against the setting sun, Sept. 28, 2024, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)

Overview

  • President Trump’s executive order, issued on January 20, 2025, declares a national energy emergency to fast-track oil, gas, and coal projects while excluding renewable energy initiatives.
  • Fifteen Democratic-led states, spearheaded by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed the lawsuit in Seattle federal court on May 9, 2025.
  • The lawsuit argues that the order unlawfully bypasses environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, and undermines state oversight of natural resources.
  • Plaintiffs seek a court ruling to invalidate the executive order and block federal agencies from using emergency procedures for non-emergency energy projects.
  • The White House defends the order as necessary for energy security, calling the lawsuit a political attack on the administration’s energy agenda.