Fourteen AGs Filed Motion to Intervene in Litigation Over EPA’s Unlawful Halt of Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding his “actions to halt regulation of leaks of greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants from new sources in the oil and gas industry.”

• Documents: Motion to Intervene
• Document Type: Motions Press Releases/Statements
• States: Connecticut Delaware Illinois Iowa Maryland Massachusetts New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Washington, D.C.
• Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Climate Climate Adaptation & Resilience Climate Resilience Effects of Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Methane Natural Resources Oil and Gas Public Health Public Lands & Wildlife
• Era: Trump Administration
• Outcome: Win
• Explanation of Outcome:Court issued order vacating EPA’s stay
• Action Type: Litigation