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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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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Eighteen AGs Filed Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on Clean Water Act Protections
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the Court to dismiss the Sackett’s contention in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). After the petitioners in the case purchased...
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Twenty AGs Submitted Comments Supporting SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its proposed rule to require climate-related financial disclosures. The comments explained that the rule...
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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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Twenty-One AGs Filed Motion to Intervene in California Vehicle Emission Waiver Case
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 21 AGs in filing a motion to intervene in the lawsuit over EPA’s decision to restore California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act. The challengers to...
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Nineteen AGs Urged EPA to Strengthen Truck Emissions Standards
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 19 AGs in comments to EPA urging strong updates to truck emissions standards. The coalition implored the agency to move quickly and to choose the first of the two regulatory options presented by the...
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Seventeen AGs Filed Lawsuit Against USPS for Replacing Fleet with Gas-Powered Trucks
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 majority of its...
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Massachusetts and Maine AGs Asked FERC for Just and Reasonable Market Reform in Region
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 rule that...
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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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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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Twelve AGs Pushed EPA to Further Protect Fenceline Communities
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 12 AGs in comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to a proposed screening methodology designed to evaluate chemical exposures to communities that are located close to...
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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...