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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Forty-One AGs Worked Together to Stop Ford From Misrepresenting Fuel Economy
41-AG coalition 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 investigation revealed that Ford made...
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Mississippi
Mississippi AG Filed Lawsuit Against Chemical Companies Over PFAS Contamination
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, Chemours and numerous affiliated companies over contamination of the state's natural resources "as a result of the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ('PFAS') into the... -
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Fifteen AGs Filed Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Superfund Case
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) v. Christian, et. al., in support of a Montana Supreme Court decision that allowed landowners... -
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Twenty-One AGs Urged Supreme Court to Take Up Clean Water Act Section 401 Case
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s decision in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. FERC, a case centered on states’... -
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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... -
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Fourteen AGs Filed Comments Criticizing EPA Guidance Limiting States’ Clean Water Act Section 401 Permitting Authority
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing comments objecting to guidance issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that limits state authority over water quality permits under Section 401 of the... -
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Twenty AGs Filed Amicus Brief in Support of States’ Investigations into Exxon Mobil
A coalition of 20 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief calling for the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Exxon Mobil Corp. that seeks to halt the climate change-related investigations brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood and...