LAKE CHARLES, LA – In a major win for nearly every aspect of
Louisiana’s economy and culture – a federal court has halted the Biden
Administration’s attempt to impose the Left’s radical, self-defeating green
agenda on the American economy and people.
Judge James D. Cain, Jr. just now
ruled in favor of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s request for a preliminary
injunction against Biden Executive Order 13990, which would have forced the
destructive social cost of carbon analysis on nearly every meaningful federal
action.
In granting the injunction, Judge Cain has issued a
nationwide stop to the executive order.
“Biden’s attempt to control the activities of the American
people and the activities of every business from Main Street to Wall Street has
been halted today,” said Attorney General Landry. “Biden’s executive order was
an attempt by the government to take over and tax the people based on winners
and losers chosen by the government.”
In
April 2020, Attorney General Landry led a 10-state coalition filing suit
against Biden’s social cost of carbon fiat.
“Agriculture, energy, and virtually every other
manufacturing industry is at stake; and today, a federal judge in Louisiana
recognized that the federal government does not have this reach,” added
Attorney General Landry. “While our fight is far from over, I am pleased the
Court granted preliminary relief against the President’s unacceptable and
unauthorized executive overreach; and I remain committed to seeing this case
through to the end – fighting every step of the way for the workers and job
creators in Louisiana and throughout our Republic.”