AG's Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Garners Environmental Support, GOP Outrage

AG's lawsuit against oil companies garners environmental support, GOP outrage

(The Center Square) – The Michigan League of Conservation Voters is applauding after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an anti-trust lawsuit last week against four of the nation’s largest

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Michigan AG Nessel sues oil giants, alleging 'fossil fuel cartel' conspired to kill EVs - The Midwesterner

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging they acted as a “fossil fuel cartel” to suppress competition from clean energy and electric vehicles. The complaint, filed Jan. 23 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, claims the industry violated federal and state antitrust laws with a coordinated effort to maintain fossil…

Official slams major industry with lawsuit over 'cartel'-like scheme to take down rival: 'Capture-and-kill tactics'

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against several of the largest fossil fuel providers on Earth, according to Bridge Michigan. Nessel said that the action was unlike previous legal efforts to hold the oil lobby accountable for environmental harm. She said that "at the heart, this [was] an energy affordability case." In late December, Politico's E&E News reported that "electricity rates" had become a "potent…

Michigan takes Big Oil to court over electric cars

Michigan is taking a legal stand against the biggest names in the petroleum business. Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal antitrust lawsuit that targets companies like BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Shell. The legal filing also names the American Petroleum Institute, which is a major group representing the interests of these businesses. The state argues that these companies worked together like a "cartel" to stop the growth of electric c…

Wendzel previews Republican energy legislation, criticizing Nessel lawsuit against oil companies

State Representative Pauline Wendzel is teasing some new energy legislation soon to come from House Republicans as she criticizes a lawsuit filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel against several oil producers. In the suit filed on Friday, Nessel seeks unspecified damages from BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and lobbying group American Petroleum Institute for alleged violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Wenzel, chair of the House Ene…