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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New Hampshire
New Hampshire AG Secured $25 Million Settlement for PCB Contamination
On February 22, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella, along with Governor Chris Sununu, announced a settlement with agrochemical company Monsanto for selling products containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) over a period of more than 50...
February 22, 2022Outcome: Win
Documents: Settlement NH Press - Lawsuit (Oct 2020) NH Press - Settlement (Feb 2022)
States: NH
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire AG Filed Lawsuit Against Monsanto Over PCB Contamination
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald filed a lawsuit in state court against agrochemical giant Monsanto and two related companies over their role in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination of the state’s “surface water, sediment, fish,...October 27, 2020Documents: Complaint NH Press Release
States: NH
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Multi-State
Thirty-One AGs Urged FERC to Respect States' Jurisdiction Over Net Metering
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a bipartisan coalition of 31 attorneys general in sending a letter urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deny a petition that requested the commission assert federal jurisdiction over net... -
Multi-State
Massachusetts AG, New Jersey AG and New York AG Led Coalition in Securing Settlement Against Polluting Coal Power Plants
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewa and New York Attorney General Letitia James led an eight-state coalition in securing a settlement with American Electric Power to reduce its air pollution from its... -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire AG Filed Lawsuits Against Manufacturers and Sellers of PFAS Products
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald filed a lawsuit against eight chemical companies over per- and polyfluoralkyl substance (PFAS) contamination resulting from the manufacture and sale of firefighting foam, and an additional lawsuit against...May 29, 2019Documents: Complaint 1 Complaint 2
States: NH
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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... -
Multi-State
Six AGs Filed Motion to Intervene in Litigation Over EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
A coalition of six attorneys general filed a motion to intervene in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule, which "requires power plants in 22 states to significantly reduce smog pollution that blows into...