Attorney Sees ‘Headwinds’ For State Climate Policies Amid Trump Assault

October 29, 2025
A lawyer who has represented low-emitting power generators says federal officials are creating new headwinds for state climate policies that did not exist during the first Trump administration, with Trump officials now striving to ensure that neither states nor the federal government can advance policies to limit greenhouse gases. “You might remember back in [the first Trump administration] it was, ‘We’re still in. The states are going to carry forward. We’re going to keep moving forward, regardless of what happens...


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