Biden Sued By 12 States Over Climate Order "This Will Be Disastrous For U.S. Economy For Decades"

President Joe Biden Is Being Sued By A Coalition Of 12 States Over His Executive Order On Climate.
The Suit, Which Is Being Led By Attorney General Eric Schmitt Of Missouri, Claims That The Executive Order Will Have A Potentially Devastating Impact On The Economy For Decades To Come.

It Also Claims That Biden Does Not Have The Authority To Enact The Order Or Issue Binding Numbers For The 'Social Cost' Of Greenhouse Gases To Be Used In Federal Regulations.

The Suit Notes A Breakdown Of The Social Costs That Include $269 Billion For Carbon Dioxide, $990 Billion For Methane, And $8.24 Trillion For Nitrous Oxide – Totaling About $9.5 Trillion Dollars.

Schmitt Said That The Potential Regulations Will All But Kill Manufacturing And Have A Serious Negative Impact On Agriculture In Missouri Where Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Work In Those Industries.

In A Written Statement Schmitt Said,

"This Enormous Figure Will Be Used To Justify An Equally Enormous Expansion Of Federal Regulatory Power That Will Intrude Into Every Aspect Of Americans’ Lives - From Their Cars, To Their Refrigerators And Homes, To Their Grocery And Electric Bills,” He Wrote, “It Will Be Used To Inflict Untold Billions Or Trillions Of Dollars Of Damage To The U.S. Economy For Decades To Come.”

Missouri Is Joined By Attorneys General From Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee And Utah.