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The Hill: Governors push back as Trump directs the Justice Department to go after state climate laws

April 9, 2025
The Hill reports on President Trump’s executive order targeting state authority, including a statement from Alliance co-chairs New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

“Democrat governors are pushing back as President Trump directed his Justice Department to target state climate laws.

 

‘The federal government cannot unilaterally strip states’ independent constitutional authority,’ said a joint statement from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

 

‘We are a nation of states — and laws — and we will not be deterred. We will keep advancing solutions to the climate crisis that safeguard Americans’ fundamental right to clean air and water, create good-paying jobs, grow the clean energy economy, and make our future healthier and safer,’ they said.”

WKOW: Wisconsin launches energy rebate program to help make homes more efficient 

WKOW: Wisconsin launches energy rebate program to help make homes more efficient 

AP: Maryland agencies must submit a plan to help fight climate change, governor says

About the Alliance

Launched in 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by the U.S. federal government’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60 percent of the U.S. economy and 55 percent of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28 percent by 2025, 50-52 percent by 2030, and 61-66 percent by 2035, all below 2005 levels, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.  

 

The Alliance’s states and territories continue to advance innovative and impactful climate solutions to grow the economy, create jobs, and protect public health, and have a long record of action and results. In fact, the latest data shows that as of 2023, the Alliance has reduced its collective net greenhouse gas emissions by 24 percent below 2005 levels, while increasing collective GDP by 34 percent, and is on track to meet its near-term climate goal of reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. 

 

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