Biden Sued by 12 States Over Climate Executive Order

U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, attends a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on March 3, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters

President Joe Biden was sued by 12 states over a climate change-related executive order, saying it has the potential to severely affect states’ economies.

State attorneys general from Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah joined a lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.