State attorneys general are working to advance clean energy, climate and environmental laws and policies. Use the filters below to search actions of regional and national significance taken by state attorneys general since 2017. We strive to include all relevant AG activity, but cannot guarantee that this database is comprehensive. To alert us to an action that should be added to our database, please email stateimpactcenter@nyu.edu.
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California
California AG Launched Investigation into Industries Responsible for Plastics Crisis
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office is launching an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for the role they have played in increasing plastic pollution. The investigation will consider whether the...
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Multi-State
Seventeen AGs Filed Lawsuit Against USPS for Replacing Fleet with Gas-Powered Trucks
On April 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of 17 AGs in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for planning to replace the...
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Illinois
Illinois AG Files Suit against Gas Station after Gas Spill Contaminated Wetland
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against a gas station for contaminating nearby soil, groundwater, and wetlands after a gasoline spill earlier in the month. The complaint seeks to require the company that owns the gas station to...
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Minnesota
Minnesota AG Files Lawsuit against Fraudulent Companies Selling Solar Panels
On April 26, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against four solar panel sales companies for fraudulent practices, including false claims of working in partnership with local utilities, lying about cost savings, using “high-pressure...
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Vermont
Vermont AG Succeeds in Lawsuit against Landlord for Violating Lead Regulations
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announced that the Rutland Superior Court ordered a rental property owner to bring his 30+ properties into compliance after the AG’s office investigated and sued him for violating state lead laws. Children living in...
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Multi-State
Twelve AGs Sent Comments to FERC in Response to Natural Gas Projects Certification
On April 25, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh led a coalition of 12 AGs in comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the agency’s proposals for changes to its draft...
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Nevada
Nevada AG Addressed Climate and Environmental Justice Reviews in Natural Gas Projects
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the agency’s proposals for changes to its process for certifying new interstate natural gas facilities. The comments focused on FERC’s...
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Illinois
Illinois AG Announced Injunction against Chemical Company Following Factory Fire
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the State’s Attorney of Winnebago County, announced an agreed interim and preliminary injunction order against a chemical company following a fire at their facility last year, which released dangerous...
April 25, 2022Documents: Court Order
States: IL
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Multi-State
Massachusetts and Maine AGs Asked FERC for Just and Reasonable Market Reform in Region
On April 21, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and the Maine Office of the Public Advocate submitted comments and a partial protest to FERC regarding a proposal from the New England electricity market operator (ISO-New England) to reform a market...
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island AG Supported Siting Board’s Decision to Thoroughly Review Liquid Propane Gas Facility
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha released a statement supporting the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board’s decision to conduct a thorough review of a proposed expansion to a liquid propane gas facility by Sea 3 Providence, LLC. The company...
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin AG Secured Penalty against Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that he had secured a civil judgement against a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) for mismanaging manure and threatening public health. The AG’s complaint, filed earlier in the month, claimed that, on...
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Massachusetts
Michigan AG Announced Settlement That Will Reduce Use of Coal in the State
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a proposed settlement agreement with Consumers Energy Company, a gas and electric utility, in its integrated resource planning case before the Michigan Public Service Commission. If approved, the settlement...