Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday.
This one challenges the “national energy emergency” President Trump declared on his first day in office through an executive order.
Under emergency protocols, federal agencies are now advancing energy projects that use fossil fuels without going through usual reviews.
Mayes accuses Trump of declaring a non-existent emergency solely to benefit oil companies and skirt environmental protections at the expense of people’s health and safety.
This is the 17th lawsuit against Trump that Mayes has filed as part of a coalition of state attorneys general.
The coalition questions how the United States can be in an energy emergency as production is “at an all-time high, and growing,” as stated in their complaint.
The attorneys general are asking the court to enjoin agencies from giving permits and authorizations on an emergency basis as part of implementing the executive order.
