Michigan Legislature Draws the Line on Climate Lawfare

Climate lawfare comes for American energy and your wallet

There is a quiet, coordinated campaign underway to reshape American energy policy. It is being waged not by voters or their elected representatives, but by a small network of activist lawyers, blue-state officials, and anonymous donors. They have figured out that what they cannot win at the ballot box, they might extract from a courtroom.

Michigan Legislature Draws the Line on Climate Lawfare

Michigan’s climate lawsuit has been controversial since Attorney General Dana Nessel announced her plans in 2024 – so much so that it never earned an endorsement from Governor Gretchen Whitmer, even after filing in January 2026. Now, it’s clear that Nessel is standing alone. Last week, Michigan’s FY2027 budget was passed by the state’s bipartisan legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who celebrated the budget as a step toward…