ELR Citation: 55 ELR 20137
No(s). 2:25-cv-00001-NT (D. Me. Sep 29, 2025) (Torreson, J.)

A district court granted the state of Maine's motion to remand to state court a climate liability lawsuit brought against 14 fossil fuel companies. The state argued the companies violated Maine law by knowingly deceiving the public about climate change. One of the companies removed the suit to federal court under the federal officer removal statute, citing various activities it allegedly carried out under federal direction. Maine moved to remand, arguing the removal statute did not apply. The court found the company failed to establish the required nexus between misconduct alleged by the state and the activities the company claimed to have carried out under federal jurisdiction. It granted the state's motion to remand.