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flag DOJ sues four states over laws making fossil fuel companies pay for climate damage.

flag The US Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Hawaii, Michigan, New York, and Vermont, challenging their climate superfund laws that require fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by greenhouse gas emissions. flag The DOJ argues these state laws conflict with federal authority, increase energy costs, and disrupt the national energy market. flag Critics view the lawsuits as an attempt to protect the fossil fuel industry, while the DOJ claims the laws violate the federal foreign affairs power and are preempted by the Clean Air Act.

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