Tracking Transmission Reform
The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU Law studies and supports the work of state attorneys general in defending, enforcing, and promoting strong laws and policies in the areas of climate, environmental justice, environmental protection, and clean energy.
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Attorney General Work
Through our research, fellows program, database, and events, the Center supports AGs by boosting capacity and shining a light on their work defending and promoting clean energy, climate, and environmental laws and policies.
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Projects & Reports
We regularly produce original research and analysis to serve as a centralized public source of information for ongoing AG initiatives and advance legal and policy analysis through resources like our Expanding AG EJ Practice and our FERC Judicial Review Tracker.
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News & Updates
Through Legally Speaking (our twice-monthly newsletter), social media, and our press releases and statements, we provide timely updates on the latest AG involvement on climate, clean energy, and environmental issues.
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Events
We host frequent events, workshops, and webinars that provide important background information to practitioners and enhance the public’s understanding of the importance of the clean energy, climate change and environmental matters that AGs are pursuing.
In the Media
- Hundreds of Lawyers Are Gathering in Washington to Plot a Way to Save Biden’s Climate Agenda
NOTUS, by Anna Kramer, 06/14/2024 - Lawsuits targeting plastic pollution, such as Minnesota’s against Hefty bags, languish as frustrated citizens and states seek accountability
MinnPost, 06/07/2024 - Plastic industry braces for legal clashes over recycling claims
E&E News, by Ellie Borst, 06/06/2024 - Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability
Inside Climate News, by James Bruggers, 06/05/2024 - New York goes after PepsiCo for plastic pollution in a groundbreaking lawsuit
Fast Company, 11/18/2023 - NY AG's Plastic Bottle Suit Called Both Innovative, Overreach
Law 360, by Sarah Jarvis, 11/17/2023
Issue Alerts
- Department of Energy
Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
Comments due 07/03/2024 - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities
Comments due 07/05/2024 - Internal Revenue Service
Clean Electricity Production & Investment Credit
Comments due 08/02/2024 - Department of Energy
Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers
Comments due 08/12/2024 - Department of Energy
Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products
Comments due 08/26/2024
Recharged Podcast
- The Art of Storytelling with Journalists Neel Dhanesha and Tik Root
05/23/2024 - Supporting Environmental Justice at State AG Offices: A Conversation with New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin
04/19/2024 - Exploring ESG: A Conversation with Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and David Glasgow
12/05/2023 - A Focus on New Mexico’s New Attorney General Raúl Torrez
11/28/2023 - Environmental, and Social, and Governance...Oh My!
09/27/2023