A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels.
Trump's order, signed Tuesday, comes as US electricity demand ramps up to meet the growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing applications, as well as federal efforts to expand high-tech manufacturing.
Trump has declared a national energy emergency " and ordered his attorney general to take action against states that may be illegally overreaching their authority in how they regulate energy development.
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