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 [email protected]nyu.edu.
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Guam
Guam AG Reached Settlement with Solar Developers for Environmental and Cultural Damages
Guam Attorney General Leevin Camacho announced a settlement with companies whose construction of a solar farm destroyed natural and cultural resources. According to the AG’s August 2021 complaint, the companies failed to implement erosion control measures...
May 5, 2022Documents: Press Conference Complaint
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Guam
Guam AG Continued Push for Federal Compensation for Cleanup at Ordot Dump
Guam Attorney General Leevin Taitano Camacho announced that his office is launching an effort to collect public accounts of military waste dumping at the Ordot Dump, which was used for hazardous waste disposal starting after World War II and has been a...
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Multi-State
Nineteen AGs Called for Stronger NEPA Protections
The attorneys general of California, New York, and Washington led a coalition of nineteen attorneys general in sending a comment letter in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s proposed rule to revise regulations implementing the National...
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Multi-State
Twenty AGs Called on Congress to Include Key PFAS Provisions in FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in sending a letter urging congressional leaders to ensure that the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes provisions to “help safeguard the public and... -
Multi-State
Eighteen AGs Filed Amicus Brief in Support of Tribes Challenging Unlawful Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Native American tribes challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to re-approve a key easement for the Dakota Access... -
Multi-State
Twenty-Three AGs Challenge Unprecedented Weakening of NEPA Implementing Regulations
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping rewrite of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)... -
Multi-State
Twenty-Two AGs Sent Letter Urging Congress to Address Immediate Legislative Needs in Response to PFAS Crisis
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter urging Congress to immediately address the most urgent legislative priorities related to the nationwide per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination... -
Multi-State
Fifty-Two AGs Reached Settlement with Fiat Chrysler Over Diesel Emissions Scheme
The attorneys general of 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam announced a settlement with automaker Fiat Chrysler over the use of a “defeat device” software system designed to obscure emissions data from its fleet of diesel vehicles. The...