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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Multi-State
Twenty-Two AGs Sent Letter Urging FDA and USDA to Reduce Toxic Metals in Baby Food
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to reduce toxic metals in baby food. The coalition called...
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Multi-State
Forty-One AGs Worked Together to Stop Ford From Misrepresenting Fuel Economy
A coalition of forty-one attorneys general settled with Ford Motor Company for violating state consumer protection laws by misleading customers about model year (MY) 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids and 2011-2014 Super Duty trucks. A multistate...
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Multi-State
Fourteen AGs Pushed EPA to Ensure Funding For Its Commitments to Address PFAS
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of 14 AGs in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the agency’s funding of research into the impacts of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or forever chemicals. In 2021, EPA...
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Multi-State
Twenty AGs Supported EPA’s Regulation of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a 20-AG coalition in comments supporting EPA’s proposed national emission standards for coal and oil-fired power plants emitting mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. In 2012, EPA issued the Mercury and...
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Multi-State
Nineteen AGs Pushed EPA to Protect Communities Against Lead Poisoning
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 19 AGs in comments in response to EPA’s draft strategy to reduce lead exposures and disparities in communities across the country. The AGs commended the agency’s approach as a “strong starting...
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Iowa
Iowa AG Sued Sioux City for Fraudulent Wastewater Treatment
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a lawsuit against Sioux City for violating water safety laws at its wastewater treatment facility. In 2012, the city started requiring the facility to test its treated water for E. coli and chlorine on specific days...
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Multi-State
Fifteen AGs Called on Congress to Address PFAS in National Defense Authorization Act
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of fifteen attorneys general in sending a letter to the Senate to support provisions addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in its version of the National Defense Authorization Act...
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Multi-State
Nineteen AGs Urged Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee to Pass PFAS Legislation
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of nineteen attorneys general in sending a letter to the Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee urging the group to pass legislation that will increase public health and environmental...
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Multi-State
Twenty-Three AGs Urged FDA to Regulate Toxic Metals in Baby Food
New York Attorney General Letitia James led twenty-three attorneys general in urging the Food and Drug Administration to adopt an interim proposed action to create standards for four toxic heavy metals—inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury—in...
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Multi-State
Thirteen AGs Urged NHTSA to Reinstate CAFE Standard Penalty
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of thirteen attorneys general in submitting a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging the agency to reinstate the full...
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Multi-State
Fifteen AGs Called for Broader Regulation of Dangerous “Forever” PFAS Chemicals
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of fifteen attorneys general in submitting comments to the EPA regarding the agency’s proposal to list per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a class...
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Multi-State
Twenty AGs Sent Letter to Congress Demanding Swift Climate Response
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of twenty attorneys general in sending a letter to the chairs of multiple House and Senate committees urging Congress to respond to the climate emergency and advance environmental justice through the...