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.

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 state of Hawaii has joined an intensifying legal battle by states and communities across the country to try to hold large fossil fuel firms accountable for the damaging climate impacts of their products.