The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to counter state-level legal action against the energy industry over climate change, filing lawsuits against Michigan and Hawaii for their plans to sue fossil fuel companies.

The lawsuits mark the administration’s latest attack on climate action in the name of “energy dominance” and has raised fears about states’ ability to pursue action against polluters.

President Donald Trump's administration has sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from filing lawsuits against major oil companies over the fossil fuel industry's role in climate change, accusing the Democratic-led states of overreach and imperiling domestic energy production.