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15 States Sue Trump Over Energy Emergency Order Fast-Tracking Fossil Fuel Projects

The lawsuit challenges the legality of bypassing environmental laws and excluding renewable energy under the executive order.

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 declared a national energy emergency on January 20, 2025, using executive powers to expedite fossil fuel development while excluding renewable energy projects.
  • A coalition of 15 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit on May 9, 2025, in Seattle federal court, seeking to invalidate the order and halt its implementation.
  • The lawsuit alleges federal agencies are bypassing reviews required under laws like the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, causing potential harm to ecosystems and cultural sites.
  • The states argue the emergency declaration is unwarranted, citing record-high U.S. energy production and questioning the legitimacy of the order's urgency.
  • The White House defends the order as essential for energy and national security, dismissing the lawsuit as partisan opposition to the president's energy agenda.