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
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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Multi-State
Twelve AGs Filed Amicus Brief Supporting Use of Social Cost of Carbon Metric
New York Attorney General Letitia James led 12 states in filing an amicus brief on whether federal agencies can consider the metric known as the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions in rulemakings. In February 2022, a federal court in Louisiana ordered...
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Multi-State
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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Multi-State
Twelve AGs Sent Comments to FERC in Response to Natural Gas Projects Certification
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 policy statements...
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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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Michigan
Michigan AG Filed Lawsuit against CAFO for Polluting State Waters
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy against Holloo Farms, a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in Michigan. The complaint alleged that the company polluted the...
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Multi-State
Eight AG Coalition Responded to Utility Claims Over Trade Association Dues
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of eight AGs in reply comments pushing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to restrict how much of utilities’ payments of trade associations dues the utilities may pass onto their...
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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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Michigan
Michigan AG Settled Cleans Up Violations at Landfill
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced a settlement agreement with the owner and operator of Arbor Hills Landfill, resolving claims regarding inadequate control of...
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Multi-State
Twenty-Three AGs Intervened to Support EPA's Clean Car Standards
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 23 AGs in intervening to defend EPA’s Clean Car Standards after the rule was challenged by a coalition of states led by Texas. The current rule, which replaced a less protective version from the...
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Michigan
Michigan AG Called for Climate Plans from Utilities
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, urged the Michigan Public Service Commission to ask utilities and other interested parties to explain how they plan to use federal clean energy grants and programs...