For Immediate Release:
June 13, 2025
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(Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in backing the Trump Administration’s efforts to strengthen America’s energy industry and shield it from politically motivated climate lawfare. The coalition wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi expressing strong support for the Administration’s actions and offered recommendations to further safeguard our nation’s energy sector.
“While the Biden administration, influenced by radical climate activists, has worked to dismantle America’s traditional energy sector, President Trump understands what’s at stake—especially for hardworking Alabamians who rely on affordable, reliable energy to power their homes and stay cool in the sweltering summer heat. Our coalition stands firmly behind this administration’s commitment to cutting red tape, embracing innovation, and unleashing American energy independence. When we unleash our full energy potential, prosperity follows—and so does a stronger, more secure nation,” stated Attorney General Marshall.
The Biden administration, as well as several state and local governments and nonprofit groups, have done everything in their power to declare war on traditional American energy suppliers. The Trump Administration has countered that attack through multiple executive orders and Department of Justice actions, including lawsuits against burdensome state regulations and the creation of an anti-competitive energy regulations task force.
In addition to those actions, the coalition suggests multiple additional steps to protect our vital energy sector. The suggestions include: preempting state laws that attempt to punish companies for climate change or out-of-state emissions; withholding funding from states that implement such regulations; creating a pathway to federal courts for cases litigating these laws; shielding energy producers from liability under these laws; urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari for all original jurisdiction cases and to take more energy cases; streamlining energy facility permitting; extending grants to more types of energy producers; and continuing to deregulate domestic energy production.
Alabama joined Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming on the West Virginia and Nebraska- led letter.
To read the letter here, click here.
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