Attorney General Dana Nessel

• Joe Barone, Shale Directories
• Blog
• March 31, 2026

What They’re Saying: Nessel’s Climate Lawsuit Looks Headed for Same Dead End 

While “traditional” climate lawsuits continue to face a string of dismissals and a pending U.S. Supreme Court review, the same activists and plaintiffs’ attorneys are scrambling to repackage the same claims into new legal frameworks.  

• Joe Barone, Shale Directories
• Blog
• January 23, 2026

On the Way Out, Michigan AG Puts a New Spin on the Failing Climate Litigation Campaign

Nearly two years after announcing her intent to sue American energy companies over climate deception, outgoing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed her long-anticipated lawsuit today – the latest development in a decade-long national litigation campaign that has struggled to gain traction.  

• Joe Barone, Shale Directories
• Blog
• November 17, 2025

Nessel Pushes for Sweeping New Powers, Setting Up Clash Between Trial Lawyers and Michigan Businesses

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is expected to file her controversial climate lawsuit “soon” – a timeline environmental activists pointed to in the fall and one her office signaled in early 2024 when issuing an RFP for outside counsel to support the case.